Fungal infections in HIV/AIDS

AH Limper, A Adenis, T Le… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Fungi are major contributors to the opportunistic infections that affect patients with HIV/AIDS.
Systemic infections are mainly with Pneumocystis jirovecii (pneumocystosis), Cryptococcus …

Examining the effects of HIV self‐testing compared to standard HIV testing services: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

CC Johnson, C Kennedy, V Fonner… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods This review followed guidance from the Cochrane Collaboration [27] and the
PRISMA statement for the reporting of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. The review …

Global burden of disease of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: an updated analysis

R Rajasingham, RM Smith, BJ Park… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Cryptococcus is the most common cause of meningitis in adults living with HIV
in sub-Saharan Africa. Global burden estimates are crucial to guide prevention strategies …

Antiretroviral drugs for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults: 2016 recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA panel

HF Günthard, MS Saag, CA Benson, C Del Rio, JJ Eron… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance New data and therapeutic options warrant updated recommendations for the use
of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to treat or to prevent HIV infection in adults. Objective To …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Guidelines for managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy, July 2017

World Health Organization - 2017 - apps.who.int
MANAGING ADVANCED HIV DISEASE AND RAPID INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL
THERAPY Page 1 GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING ADVANCED HIV DISEASE AND RAPID …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of community and facility-based HIV testing to address linkage to care gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, R Ying, G Tarr, R Barnabas - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Ford, Z Shubber, G Meintjes, B Grinsztejn… - The lancet HIV, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Morbidity associated with HIV infection is poorly characterised, so we aimed to
investigate the contribution of different comorbidities to hospital admission and in-hospital …

Initiating antiretroviral therapy for HIV at a patient's first clinic visit: the RapIT randomized controlled trial

S Rosen, M Maskew, MP Fox, C Nyoni… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background High rates of patient attrition from care between HIV testing and antiretroviral
therapy (ART) initiation have been documented in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to …

TB as a cause of hospitalization and in‐hospital mortality among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Ford, A Matteelli, Z Shubber, S Hermans… - African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods This study is a sub‐analysis of data collected as part of a global systematic review
of causes of hospitalization among HIV‐positive patients. The full methodology of the study …

The evolving role of CD4 cell counts in HIV care

N Ford, G Meintjes, M Vitoria, G Greene… - Current Opinion in HIV …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The evolving role of CD4 cell counts in HIV care : Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS The
evolving role of CD4 cell counts in HIV care : Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS Log in or …