Counselling, HIV testing and adjunctive cotrimoxazole for TB patients in Malawi: From research to routine implementation

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 938-944

  Chimzizi, R B ^a   Harries, Anthony D ^a,b   Manda, E ^a   Khonyongwa, A ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a  

^a National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^b British High Commission   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Cotrimoxazole; Counselling; HIV; HIV testing; Malawi; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COUNSELING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; TUBERCULOSIS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 3543060491     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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