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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Scientists at University of North Carolina target HIV/AIDS co-infection
April 15th, 2008
"Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. To evaluate the implementation of three models of provider-initiated HIV counseling and testing (CT) for tuberculosis (TB) patients," scientists in the United States report. "HIV CT was offered to all TB patients aged >= 18 months registered for treatment at three project clinics between August 2004 and June 2005. HIV CT was performed at the TB clinic, the health center or the freestanding voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) center. HIV-infected patients received cotrimoxazole prophylaxis. Uptake of HIV CT was high (95 - 98%) when performed at the TB clinic or primary health care center, but significantly lower (68.5%)...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-15)
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