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Establishing targets for advanced HIV disease: A call to action
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a guideline for the management of individuals with advanced HIV disease (AHD) to …
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Giant bacillary angiomatosis
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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Clinical, radiological, and laboratory predictors of a positive urine lipoarabinomannan test in sputum-scarce and sputum-negative patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in two Johannesburg hospitals
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality in persons living with HIV (PLWH). Sputum-based diagnosis of TB in …
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Incidence of cardiometabolic diseases in a Lesotho HIV cohort: Evidence for policy decision-making
Background: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been associated with the development of certain cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs). The burden of CMDs amongst …
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Indicator-focussed technical assistance in South Africa’s HIV programme: A stepped-wedge evaluation
Background: There is a lack of research on technical assistance (TA) interventions in low- and middle-income countries. Variation in local …
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Prevalence of incidental premature cardiac calcifications in an HIV-infected South African population using conventional computed tomography chest radiography
BACKGROUND: International literature reported an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease in persons living with HIV (PLWH), inferring an association with …
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Continuous quality improvement in HIV and TB services at selected healthcare facilities in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is essential for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services. Similarly, a thorough understanding of the requirements …
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HIV infection in Eastern and Southern Africa: Highest burden, largest challenges, greatest potential
BACKGROUND: The burden of HIV is especially concerning for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), as despite expansion of test-and-treat programmes, …
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Erratum: Unexpected low frequency of respiratory symptoms in an HIV-positive urban sub-Saharan population compared to an HIV-negative control group
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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Pharmacogenetics of tenofovir and emtricitabine penetration into cerebrospinal fluid
Background: Blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier transporters affect the influx and efflux of drugs. The antiretrovirals tenofovir and emtricitabine may be …
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Urine lipoarabinomannan for rapid tuberculosis diagnosis in HIV-infected adult outpatients in Khayelitsha
BACKGROUND: Decreasing tuberculosis (TB) mortality is constrained by diagnostic and treatment delays. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently actively recommended …
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HIV-1/2 differentiation in a South African public laboratory
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus type-2 (HIV-2) prevalence in South Africa (SA) is unknown, however, sporadic cases have been reported. …
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The clinical and demographic profile of women living with HIV admitted to the acute unit at Stikland Psychiatric Hospital
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of research on the clinical profile of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (WLWH) …
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Symptomatic gallstones and HIV in black South African women: Changing trends of gallstone disease?
Background: The incidence of metabolic disorders in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) endemic settings is a prevailing burden in developing countries. …
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Ocular manifestations of people living with HIV in Tunisia
BACKGROUND: Ocular involvement is a common complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Knowledge about this topic in Tunisia is limited. …
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Immune activation and arterial stiffness in lean adults with HIV on antiretroviral therapy
Background: Greater T-cell activation was associated with reduced vascular compliance amongst persons living with HIV (PLWH) especially among overweight and …
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Access to HIV services and viral load suppression among children during the 90-90-90 strategy implementation in South Africa: A time series analysis
Background: During the era of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), children were shown to have less access to human immunodeficiency …
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World AIDS Day 2020: Reflections on global and South African progress and continuing challenges
BACKGROUND: Reflecting on progress and challenges in meeting global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) targets is often done ahead of World …
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Ten years of nurse-initiated antiretroviral treatment in South Africa: A narrative review of enablers and barriers
BACKGROUND: The roll out of nurse-initiated and managed antiretroviral treatment (NIMART) was implemented in 2010 by the National Department of …
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Uptake of the Ithaka mobile application in Johannesburg, South Africa, for human immunodeficiency virus self-testing result reporting
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus self-testing (HIVST) can reduce facility-based HIV testing barriers; however, no proven applications exist with widespread uptake …