HIV diagnosis delay in Antwerp, Belgium.

HIV diagnosis delay in Antwerp, Belgium.

SIR Early diagnosis of HIV infection has many advantages; it allows timely prophylaxis against opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis carinii and Mycobacterium tuberculosis and early recognition and treatment of HIV related complications. Moreover, counselling of people with HIV infection may reduce the further spread of the epidemic. Early diagnosis of HIV infection also has certain dis...

Syphilis reinfections pose problems for syphilis diagnosis in Antwerp, Belgium - 1992 to 2012.

Persons with multiple syphilis reinfections may play an important role in syphilis transmission. We analysed all syphilis tests carried out for people attending the HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 1992 to 2012 to evaluate the extent to which syphilis reinfections were contributing to the syphilis epidemic in Antwerp. ...

Housing and segregation of migrants: Case study: Antwerp, Belgium

Validating the Rio-ifdm-street Canyon Coupling over Antwerp, Belgium

Further integration of different spatial scales in concentration modeling is important for assessing the European limit values for NO2. The local NO2-concentrations are influenced by the regional background, the local emissions and the street canyon effects. Therefore, it is important to combine all these contributions in the model chain that one wants to use for such an assessment. In this pap...

[Delay in diagnosis of HIV infection].

Late presentation of HIV is common. It has been associated with greater risk of AIDS, death, lower immunological response, greater toxicity and a higher probability of transmission. In this study we review the impact of different definitions in terms of mortality and morbidity, associated factors, economic implications, as well as strategies for increasing diagnosis.