Challenges to the success of HIV and tuberculosis care and treatment in the public health sector in South Africa

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 196, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Dong, Krista ^a,c   Thabethe, Zinhle ^c   Hurtado, Rocio ^a   Sibaya, Thobe ^c   Dlwati, Hlubi ^c   Walker, Bruce ^a,b   Wilson, Doug ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EDENDALE HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HIV; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 39549089104     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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