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Implementing emergency department-based HIV testing in a low-resource setting: The value of a structured feasibility assessment tool
INTRODUCTION: HIV is a worldwide health problem with continuing high rates of new infections in many parts of the world. …
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HIV care and treatment clinic performance following President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-funded infrastructure improvement in Tanzania
Purpose: To assess how the infrastructure improvements supported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the …
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HIV retesting in pregnant women in South Africa: Outcomes of a quality improvement project targeting health systems’ weaknesses
INTRODUCTION: South Africa is moving towards achieving elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) but gaps remain in eMTCT programmes. Documenting successful …
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Suicidal overdose of dolutegravir: A case report
Dolutegravir (DTG) is the most recently introduced integrase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infection and is preferred for its …
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Hypertriglyceridaemia and the risk of pancreatitis six months post lopinavir/ritonavir initiation
Background: Hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) is an important risk factor for pancreatitis and cardiovascular disease (CVD), depending on severity. Hypertriglyceridaemia is common …
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The use of illustrated medication diaries to improve outcomes for children initiated on highly active antiretroviral therapy
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represents a huge burden of disease in South Africa. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is …
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Evaluation of antenatal rapid human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural South Africa
Introduction: South African guidelines recommend two rapid tests for diagnosing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using the serial HIV testing algorithm, …
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Guidelines for the vaccination of HIV-infected adolescents and adults in South Africa
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Risk factors and co-morbidities associated with changes in renal function among antiretroviral treatment-naïve adults in South Africa: A chart review
INTRODUCTION: Our systematic scoping review has demonstrated a research gap in antiretroviral treatment (ART) nephrotoxicity as well as in the …
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The association between asymptomatic and mild neurocognitive impairment and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with human immunodeficiency virus
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic cognitive impairment in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has recently been recognised as part of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. …
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Completeness of the Road-to-Health Booklet and Road-to-Health Card: Results of cross-sectional surveillance at a provincial tertiary hospital
BACKGROUND: Accurate record-keeping is important for continuity and quality of care. Completing a child's Road-to-Health Booklet (RTHB), or the older, …
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Making ward-based outreach teams an effective component of human immunodeficiency virus programmes in South Africa
The implementation of ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs), comprised of community health workers (CHWs), is one of the three interventions of …
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Cognitive-behavioural theories and adherence: Application and relevance in antiretroviral therapy
BACKGROUND: Adherence in chronic disease conditions is described as the extent to which a person's behaviour corresponds to the prescribed …
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Similar HIV protection from four weeks of zidovudine versus nevirapine prophylaxis among formula-fed infants in Botswana
Background: The World Health Organization HIV guidelines recommend either infant zidovudine (ZDV) or nevirapine (NVP) prophylaxis for the prevention of …
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Human immunodeficiency virus infection predictors and genetic diversity of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus co-infections among drug users in three major Kenyan cities
Background: Drug users act as reservoirs and transmission channels for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human …
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Risky sexual behaviour and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among healthcare workers
BACKGROUND: South Africa is known to have one of the highest prevalence rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired …
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‘Scared of going to the clinic’: Contextualising healthcare access for men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who use drugs in two South African cities
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers (SW) and people who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased …
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Corrigendum: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines: Nurses’ views at four primary healthcare facilities in the Limpopo Province
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v18i1.690.].
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A comparative study of human T-cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in KwaZulu-Natal
Background: KwaZulu-Natal is an endemic area for HIV and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection. The main neurological manifestation of …
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Bone turnover markers in HIV-infected women on tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy
Background: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) antiretroviral therapy is associated with disruption of the bone turnover process.Objectives: The objective of this …