Adolescence is a time of sexual risk-taking and experimentation but also vulnerability. Young
people may present to general physicians with systemic symptoms of sexually transmitted …

While most genitourinary (GU) medicine clinics achieve a high uptake for testing HIV in new
patients, they may still miss testing those at highest risk. Point-of-care testing (POCT) and …

2. Fayet A, Beguin A, Zanolari B, Cruchon S, Guignard N, Telenti A, et al. A LC–tandem MS
assay for the simultaneous measurement of new antiretroviral agents: raltegravir, maraviroc, …

It has been widely reported in research and inquiries that child sexual exploitation (CSE) is
both under-reported and unrecognised by statutory and voluntary sector organisations. 1–3 A …

DISCUSSION This case illustrates the fact that HIV-infected patients are at an increased risk
of accelerated bone demineralization, particularly if other risk factors are present and, as …

We report a case of an HIV-infected patient whose prevalent viral population continued to
carry the K103N mutation for more than 7 years after a 2-year treatment with zidovudine and …

Acute encephalitis can be life-threatening, especially in the immunocompromised population.
Viruses are the main infectious agents, with varicella zoster virus (VZV) a common cause. …

Over the last decade, we have seen young people living in an increasingly sexualised society.
There has been a growing recognition of behaviours that identify a young person at risk of …

Introduction Chancroid, an ulcerating sexually transmitted infection of the genitals caused
by Haemophilus ducreyi, is a rare presentation in the UK. We present a new case identified …

The death of a 10-year-old child ‘SP’in 2008, whose HIV infection was diagnosed only hours
before death despite both parents being engaged in HIV care, prompted the British HIV …