The prerequisite for an 'undetectable' HIV viral load has restricted access to transplantation for HIV-infected kidney recipients. However, HCV-infected recipients, owing to the historic limitations of HCV therapy in patients with renal disease, are commonly viremic at transplant and have universal access. To compare the effect of HIV, HCV, and HIV/HCV coinfection on kidney transplant patient a...

Cryptococcal meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges due to Cryptococcus fungal infection which commonly invades people living with immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) impaired immunity. The disease has a high mortality rate and frequently misdiagnosed in early stages vague symptoms. This case report aimed provide information regarding diagnosis management cryptococcal meningoencephalitis pati...

OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between perceived quality of care and patient satisfaction among HIV and non-HIV patients in Zambia. SETTING Patient exit survey conducted at 104 primary, secondary and tertiary health clinics across 16 Zambian districts. PARTICIPANTS 2789 exiting patients. PRIMARY INDEPENDENT VARIABLES Five dimensions of perceived quality of care (health personnel pr...

background hiv and hcv infections are basic issues of many health systems. since hiv and hcv are transmitted similarly, it is common to become infected by them simultaneously. no consensus exists on the effect of hcv infection on the survival of hiv-infected patients. objectives this study aimed to investigate the issue in a relatively large cohort of patients who had a high prevalence of this ...

BACKGROUND Although the prevalence of non-AIDS-defining cancers (non-ADCs) among people living with HIV is rising, we observed HIV testing rates below 5% at our oncology center, against a regional HIV prevalence of 0.2%-0.4%. We performed the Investigating Barriers in HIV-Testing Oncology Patients (IBITOP) study among oncology physicians and patients. METHODS Between July 1 and October 31, 20...

Few data are available on HIV infection in the elderly and they an important population our different cohorts view of improvement quality care over last ten years. Objective: to determine clinical immunovirological characteristics as well acceptance antiretroviral drugs this patient population. This is a cohort study files PLHIV (People living with HIV) aged 50 years or more, followed Internal ...