Browsing Caprisa (Centre for the Aids programme of research in South Africa) by Issue Date
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Multidrug-resistant Tuberculous Meningitis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(The Infectious Diseases Society of America., 2003)Multidrug-resistant (MDR) pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is well described in the literature. Reports of MDR TB meningitis (MDR-TBM), however, are limited to case reports and a single case series. During the period of 1999-2002, ... -
A pilot study of once-daily antiretroviral therapy integrated with Tuberculosis directly observed therapy in a resource-limited setting.
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2003)To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) into existing tuberculosis directly observed therapy (TB/DOT) programs, we performed a pilot study in an urban ... -
Antiretroviral therapy : challenges and options in South Africa.
(Elsevier., 2003)No abstract available. -
Utility of Tuberculosis directly observed therapy programs as sites for access to and provision of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited countries.
(The Infectious Diseases Society of America., 2004)The overwhelming share of the global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease burden is borne by resource-limited countries. The explosive spread of HIV infection and growing burden of disease in these ... -
HIV treatment in South Africa: overcoming impediments to get started.
(Elsevier, 2004)No abstract available. -
Medical education after the first decade of democracy in South Africa.
(Elsevier., 2004)No abstract available. -
Ten-year review of research in South Africa : government is tackling the R&D crisis caused by a shift of focus to service delivery.
(Nature publishing Group., 2004)No abstract available. -
Genocide: burden of proof and inaction is costing lives in Sudan.
(Elsevier, 2004)No abstract available. -
Knowledge and acceptability of HAART among TB patients in Durban, South Africa.
(Taylor & Francis., 2005)From October 2002 to February 2003, we conducted semi-structured interviews on knowledge of HIV, antiretroviral treatment, and willingness to participate in voluntary counselling and testing and HAART with 54 consenting ... -
Early sexual debut among young men in rural South Africa: heightened vulnerability to sexual risk?
(BMJ publishing group., 2005)Objective: This report examines early sexual debut (<age 15) among young men in rural South Africa including (1) risk behaviours at first sexual experience, and (2) age at first sex as a predictor of later sexual risk. ... -
Ritonavir/saquinavir safety concerns curtail antiretroviral therapy options for tuberculosis–HIV-co-infected patients in resource-constrained settings.
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2005)No abstract available. -
Recommendations for the design and use of standard virus panels to assess neutralizing antibody responses elicited by candidate Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 vaccines.
(American Society for Microbiology., 2005)No abstract available. -
The impact of incident and prevalent herpes simplex virus-2 infection on the incidence of HIV-1 infection among commercial sex workers in South Africa.
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2004)This study investigated the impact of prevalent and incident HSV-2 infection on the incidence of HIV-1 infection in a cohort of female commercial sex workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Prior to a vaginal microbicide ... -
The abandoned trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV : what went wrong?
(Plos., 2005)Discusses the impact of irresponsible reporting and activism against the use of the oral antiretroviral drug tenofovir as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) for HIV/AIDS. Protests against trials of PREP; Concerns of the ... -
Scaling up HIV testing in resource-constrained settings: debates on the role of VCT and routine ‘opt-in or opt-out’ HIV testing.
(South African Medical Association., 2005)Scaling up of the numbers of people voluntarily undergoing HIV testing has become vital, especially in resource-constrained settings, where the need for knowledge of HIV status for both prevention and care is critical. ... -
Patients’ readiness to start highly active antiretroviral treatment for HIV.
(BMJ publishing group., 2005)Assessing whether patients are ready to start antiretroviral treatment may improve HIV prevention and treatment outcomes. -
HIV prevention and treatment research in sub-Saharan Africa: where are the adolescents?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2005)No abstract available.