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When to start antiretroviral treatment? A history and analysis of a scientific controversy
Background: Since 1987 HIV scientists and activists have debated the optimal point to start antiretroviral treatment. Positions have varied between …
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Late stage presentation of HIV-positive patients to antiretroviral outpatient clinic in Zambia
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Zambian Ministry of Health set out new guidelines on combination antiretroviral therapy …
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Non-disclosure of HIV-positive status to a partner and mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Evidence from a case–control study conducted in a rural county in Kenya
Background: Many factors contribute to an enhanced risk of infant HIV acquisition, two of which may include failure of a …
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Approach to acute kidney injury in HIV-infected patients in South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected patients have an increased risk of renal disease. Current first-line antiretroviral therapy contains tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), which …
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Condom migration after introduction of pre-exposure prophylaxis among HIV-uninfected adolescents in South Africa: A cohort analysis
BACKGROUND: Approximately 3 million adolescents and young adults (AYA), between the ages of 15 years and 24 years, are living …
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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder in a KwaZulu-Natal HIV clinic: A prospective study
INTRODUCTION: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is a consequence of HIV infection of the central nervous system. The prevalence ranges between …
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The Botsha Bophelo Adolescent Health Study: A profile of adolescents in Soweto, South Africa
Background: Youth between the ages of 15 years to 24 years account for almost half of new HIV infections in …
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South African HIV self-testing policy and guidance considerations
The gap in HIV testing remains significant and new modalities such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) have been recommended to reach …
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Reported health, lifestyle and clinical manifestations associated with HIV status in people from rural and urban communities in the Free State Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV infection impacts heavily on the infected individual's overall health status. AIM: To determine significant health, lifestyle (smoking and …
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Photosensitive disorders in HIV
Photosensitive disorders are common, affecting up to 5% of HIV-positive patients. HIV itself induces photosensitivity but photoaggravated drug reactions, porphyria …
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HIV epidemic drivers in South Africa: A model-based evaluation of factors accounting for inter-provincial differences in HIV prevalence and incidence trends
BACKGROUND: HIV prevalence differs substantially between South Africa's provinces, but the factors accounting for this difference are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: …
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Progress towards the 2020 targets for HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The UNAIDS targets for 2020 are to achieve a 90% rate of diagnosis in HIV-positive individuals, to provide antiretroviral …
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines: Nurses’ views at four primary healthcare facilities in the Limpopo Province
BACKGROUND: When new guidelines for existing programmes are introduced, it is often the clinicians tasked with the execution of the …
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Empowering patients, empowering clinicians: How the lessons of HIV can inform chronic disease management across the primary healthcare system
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Patient and provider attitudes to emergency department-based HIV counselling and testing in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The national South African HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) guidelines mandate that voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) should be …
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HIV and the histopathologist
The practicing histopathologist is often a forgotten link in the management of HIV patients. This article aims to highlight the …
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Herbal slimming formulations or remedies interact with antiretroviral therapy
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Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with laryngeal involvement in a setting of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
INTRODUCTION: . We report a case of disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with mucocutaneous involvement in an AIDS patient paradigmatic of the …
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Actions of female sex workers who experience male condom failure during penetrative sexual encounters with clients in Cape Town: Implications for HIV prevention strategies
BACKGROUND: Condom failure has always been found to coexist with condom usage, especially among sex workers. OBJECTIVE: To describe the …
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Efavirenz and neuropsychiatric effects
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