HAI and the Botswana-HAI Partnership for Research and Education (BHP) are pleased to announce that 17 abstract from HAI and BHP researchers have been accepted for presentation at the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain, July 7-12, 2002.

Chosen from among 10,441 submissions from 145 countries; these abstracts represent research interests currently being pursued in laboratories at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Botswana-HAI Partnership for Research and Education in Gaborone, Botswana, and the educational efforts of the KITSO AIDS Training Program.

The XIV International AIDS Conference will bring together more than 15,000 leading scientists, community leaders, people living with HIV/AIDS, and policy experts.

	Outpatient Spectrum of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-1 Subtype C Infected Adults in Botswana Avalos
	CD4 / CD8 Cell Counts Among HIV-Negative Reproductive-Aged Adults in Botswana Bussmann
	Frequency of Drug-Resistant Mutations Among HIV-1C Infected Drug-Naïve Patients in Botswana Bussmann
	In-utero Transmission of Qualsispecies Among HIV-1 Subtypes Chung
	Training Program Developed to Respond to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Botswana Hensle
	Common Breakpoints among HIV-1A/D Recombinant Genomes Transmitted Perinatally in Tanzania Koulinska
	Adherence to Maternal and Infant Zidovudine in a Pilot study to Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Associated with Breastfeeding, Botswana Lockman
	Adverse Events in Infants Receiving 6 months of Zidovudine in a Pilot Study to Prevent –to-Child Transmission of HIV through Breastfeeding, Botswana Lockman
	Partnerships to Meet Country-specific AIDS Care Training Needs Ncube
	Rhesus Macaque Model of Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Containing Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 Subtype C genes: in vitro Titration, Persistent iIfection but Control of Viremia upon One-year Follow-up Ndung'u
	Association between viral load and CD4 count in HIV-1 subtype C infection in Botswana Peter
	Preferential In-utero Transmission of HIV-1 Subtype C Compared to Subtype A or D Renjifo
	Male Circumcision: An Acceptable Strategy for HIV Prevention in Botswana Shapiro
	Low Adherence to Recommended Infant Feeding Strategies in the Pilot Phase of a Randomized Trial to Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Rural Botswana Shapiro
	Program to Establish Infrastructure for Implementing HIV Vaccine Trials in Botswana: Strategies for Community Mobilization and Education Villafana
	Barriers to ART Adherence in Botswana Weiser
	Antiretroviral Response Among Treatment Naïve HIV-1 Subtype C Infected Adults in Botswana Wester