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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Screening
Data on HIV/AIDS co-infection screening discussed by investigators at Kenya Medical Research Institute
May 13th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'National scale-up of HIV testing and provision of HIV care to tuberculosis patients in Kenya,' have been published. According to recent research from Nairobi, Kenya, "Kenya, one of the 22 tuberculosis (TB) high-burden countries, whose TB burden is fuelled by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To monitor and evaluate the implementation of HIV testing and provision of HIV care to TB patients in Kenya through the establishment of a routine TB-HIV integrated surveillance system." "A descriptive report of the status of implementation of HIV testing and provision of HIV interventions to TB patients one year after the introduction...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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