HIV/AIDS Co-Infection

Scientists at James Cook University discuss research in HIV/AIDS co-infection

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, June 9th, 2009

According to a study from the United Kingdom, "This study assessed the efficacy and acceptability of two rapid point-of-care HIV assays used in a voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and a tuberculosis (TB) clinic in Kumasi, Ghana. Over a 4-week period in 2007, 95 individuals attending the VCT clinic and 35 patients with newly diagnosed TB were offered a rapid HIV test."

"Rates of return for positive results and attendance at the HIV clinic were compared with 471 individuals (395 attending the VCT clinic and 76 patients with TB), tested during an 8-week period 6 months earlier using standard testing procedures. All patients offered a rapid test in each clinic...

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2009-06-09)

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