HIV/AIDS

New HIV/AIDS Study Findings Reported from University of Sydney

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 5th, 2011

2011 DEC 5 -- "Chemoprophylaxis is an effective strategy to prevent progression of tuberculosis (TB) in vulnerable children who have had contact with an infectious source of TB. However, many operational gaps prevent implementation of routine chemoprophylaxis in high-burden settings," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Tropical Paediatrics report.

"The TB exposure status and disease spectrum in children diagnosed with culture-confirmed TB are described and missed opportunities for chemoprophylaxis are highlighted. All children,13 years of age diagnosed with culture-confirmed TB at a tertiary referral hospital between March 2003 and February...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2011-12-05)

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