Adherence to guidelines for antiretroviral therapy and for preventing opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents in Ryan White-funded facilities in the United States

Article Abstract:

Some doctors in Ryan White-funded medical facilities are not following guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections in HIV patients. A survey of 11 such facilities found that they did not always give drugs to prevent Mycobacterium avium complex infection, test for tuberculosis, or vaccinate against pneumococcal bacteria.

Prevention, Surveys, Practice guidelines (Medicine), Opportunistic infections

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A microchip approach for practical label-free CD[4.sup.+] T-cell counting of HIV-infected subjects in resource-poor settings

Article Abstract:

A simple, label-free and cost-effective CD4 cell counting device is designed by using microfluidic technology to address the limitations of current approaches. It is observed that the device serves as a functional cartridge for fast, accurate, affordable and simple CD4 cell counting in resource-limited settings.

Usage, Diagnosis, HIV infection, HIV infections, Technology application, Diagnostic equipment (Medical)

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