HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) often has poor utilization rates thereby challenging health care providers and institutions to address the HIV burden. Provider-initiated testing …
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend routine HIV testing for all individuals between the ages of 13 to 64 years. The United States Preventive …
Tuberculosis (TB) causes death in 1 of 4 HIV-infected patients globally. Among TB/HIV-co-infected patients in Malawi, negative acid-fast bacilli (AFB) TB sputum smear results has …
Patients with HIV are particularly vulnerable to comorbidities of aging, which can predispose to nursing home (NH) use, hospitalizations, and subsequent rapid health decline. Home …
Malnutrition and HIV infection affect children adversely and may have a combined effect on clinical outcomes, including response to antiretroviral treatment (ART). Evidence of the …