Blood-borne pathogens: Further opportunities for ‘gold standard’ nursing care
Juliet BennettIndependent HIV Specialist Nurse Advisor We kick off 2015 with a look at blood-borne pathogens and related issues. I hope this issue provides you with some food for thought and some i…
Trials and tribulations of hepatitis C treatment in Lothian prisons
Fiona Rose and Sara LamondRegional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh AbstractHepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne virus that can cause both acute and chronic infecti…
Examining the impact on HIV and hepatitis C co-infection in the era of ‘ChemSex’
Joe PhillipsNurse Practitioner, 56 Dean Street/Dean Street Express This article examines the rising incidence of HIV and hepatitis C infections amongst MSM (men who have sex with men) patients, and…
Syphilis: diagnosis and management
James Meek, Claire McCausland and Debbie BrittainLecturers, University of Central Lancashire Syphilis is a bacterial, sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum (Fi…
New treatments for HIV and hepatitis C co-infection and the impact in nursing practice
Ricky GellissenClinical Nurse Specialist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust There have been significant developments in how chronic hepatitis C (HCV) can be treated in the last few years, since…
A positive diagnosis of HIV for the over 50s
Sarah HaighRetired Manager and Nurse, NHS Have you ever had certain moments in time when you can remember exactly where you were, even the clothes you or someone close to you wore when something pr…
Book Review: HIV in the United Kingdom, 2014 report
James Meek and Claire McCauslandLecturers, University of Central Lancashire Preston, UK The HIV in the United Kingdom Report is an annual document published by Public Health England (PHE) which loo…