Browsing Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Collections by Subject "Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)"

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    • A new model to monitor the virological efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor countries 

      Colebunders, Robert; Laurence, John; Shihab, Hasan M.; Semitala, Fred; Lutwama, Fred; Bakeera-Kitaka, Sabrina; Lynen, Lut; Spacek, Lisa; Reynolds, Steven J.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Viner, Brant; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kamya, Moses, R. (Elsevier, 2006)
      Monitoring the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries is difficult because these countries have few laboratory facilities to test viral load and drug resistance. Those that exist are faced with a ...

    • The TB pandemic: an old problem seeking new solutions 

      Meya, David. B; McAdam, K. P. W. J (Blackwell, 2007)
      Tuberculosis (TB) continues to kill more than 2 million people globally each year. Annual TB case notification rates have risen up to fourfold since the mid-1980s, with the highest rate of 1000/100 000 around Cape Town, ...

    • Tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in countries with limited resources 

      Colebunders, Robert; John, L; Huyst, V; Kambugu, A; Scano, F; Lynen, L (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2006)
      Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection accounts for probably one third of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) events, particularly in developing countries where HIV ...