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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Research from A.M. Vaneijk and co-authors yields new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection
November 25th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Tropical Medicine & International Health, " To establish causes and patterns of deaths among adolescents and adults (age > 11 years) using verbal autopsy (VA) in a rural area of western Kenya where malaria and HIV are common. Village reporters reported all deaths in Asembo and Gem (population 135 000), an area under routine demographic surveillance." "After an interval of >= 1 month, a trained interviewer used a structured questionnaire to ask the caretaker about signs and symptoms that preceded death. Three clinical officers independently reviewed the interviews and assigned two unranked causes of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-25)
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