HIV/AIDS
New HIV/AIDS research has been reported by B.G. Williams et al
Published in AIDS Weekly, December 20th, 2010
2010 DEC 20 -- According to a study from Stellenbosch, South Africa, "HIV has increased the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) by up to sevenfold in African countries, but antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the incidence of AIDS-related TB. We use a mathematical model to investigate the short-term and long-term impacts of ART on the incidence of TB, assuming that people are tested for HIV once a year, on average, and start ART at a fixed time after HIV seroconversion or at a fixed CD4(+) cell count."
"We fit the model to trend data on HIV prevalence and TB incidence in nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa. If HIV-positive people start ART within 5 y of...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2010-12-20)
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