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Corrigendum: Southern African guidelines on the safe, easy and effective use of pre-exposure prophylaxis: 2020
The Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine is focused on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and related topics relevant to clinical and …
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Factors influencing the high rejection rates of HIV 1/2 serology samples at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the cost implications
BACKGROUND: HIV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is one of the most requested test sets within Virology and forms an essential …
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The influence of HIV infection and antiretroviral treatment on pulmonary function in individuals in an urban setting in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: With the roll-out of antiretroviral treatment (ART), the life expectancy of people with HIV and, hence, morbidity from non-communicable …
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Evaluation of an SMS-based mHealth intervention to enhance early infant diagnosis follow-up testing and assessment of postnatal prophylaxis
BACKGROUND: Adherence to infant antiretroviral (ARV) postnatal prophylaxis and early infant diagnosis (EID) uptake is low in Africa. Promoting EID …
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Strength exercise for balance and gait in HIV-associated distal symmetrical polyneuropathy: A randomised controlled trial
Background: HIV-associated peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a common neurological complication associated with HIV infection. Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSPN) is the …
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Cutaneous lesions in the setting of disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection
The Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine is focused on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and related topics relevant to clinical and …
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Five years after Treat All implementation: Botswana’s HIV response and future directions in the era of COVID-19
BACKGROUND: As the relentless coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across Africa, Botswana could face challenges maintaining the pathway …
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Arterial stiffness is associated with oxidative stress and endothelial activation among persons with treated HIV in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence is rising among persons with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. Oxidative stress and endothelial activation, …
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Group counselling for adherence support among young people failing first-line antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Sub-optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is reportedly worse amongst young people living with HIV (YPLHIV). Group adherence counselling …
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Earlier antiretroviral initiation is independently associated with better arterial stiffness in children living with perinatally acquired HIV with sustained viral suppression in Mozambique
Background: Cardiovascular disease is a major driver of morbidity and mortality in adults living with HIV. The drivers of cardiovascular …
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Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine August 2021
The Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine is focused on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and related topics relevant to clinical and …
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Impact of a delayed diagnosis of vulvar cancer and its association with HIV infection: A 4-year review at a tertiary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Background: Vulvar cancer is becoming more common in young women owing to the increased prevalence of co-infection with human papillomavirus …
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The association between serum vitamin D and body composition in South African HIV-infected women
Background: HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) alter vitamin D metabolism, and may be associated with bone loss. Objectives: The aim …
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Optimised paediatric antiretroviral treatment to achieve the 95-95-95 goals
While the progress towards reaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in South African adults seems promising, the progress in the paediatric …
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Looking back at paediatric HIV treatment in South Africa. My, how we have grown!
Antiretroviral treatment has undergone major changes in the last 20 years, from monotherapy, to dual therapy and finally to triple …
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society gender-affirming healthcare guideline for South Africa
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A case series of emtricitabine-induced pure red cell aplasia
Background: Anaemia is common in patients with retroviral disease. New or worsening anaemia after initiation of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment has …
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Predictors of impaired pulmonary function in people living with HIV in an urban African setting
Background: Studies have associated HIV with an increased risk of obstructive lung disease (OLD). Objectives: We aimed to identify the …
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Derangement of protein S and C4b-binding protein levels as acquired thrombophilia in HIV-infected adult Nigerians
Background: HIV is a chronic inflammatory state with the production of many acute-phase-reactant proteins. Some of these proteins have procoagulant …
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Geographical variation in HIV testing in South Africa: Evidence from the 2017 national household HIV survey
BACKGROUND: Identification of the geographical areas with low uptake of HIV testing could assist in spatial targeting of interventions to …