Cryptococcal disease is one of the most common opportunistic infections among people living with advanced HIV disease and is a major contributor to severe illness, morbidity, and mortality, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
These guidelines update the recommendations that were first released in 2018 ...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care and control for 2015–2035 (known as the End TB Strategy) prioritizes the early diagnosis of TB. This prioritization includes cases of smear-negative disease, which are often associated with coinfection with HIV ...
These guidelines aim to provide evidence-based recommendations on the care and treatment of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C infection. They update the care and treatment section of the WHO Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection issued in April 20...
Hepatitis C, Chronic/complications,
Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/complications,
Hepatitis C, Chronic/diagnosis,
Coinfection,
Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage,
Drug Therapy, Combination
Supplement to the 2016 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection...
Tests based on the detection of mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen in urine have
emerged as potential point-of-care tests for tuberculosis (TB). LAM antigen is a lipopolysaccharide
present in mycobacterial cell walls, which is released from metabolically active or degenerating
bacterial cells ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) first published guidance for national
tuberculosis control programmes on managing tuberculosis in children (hereafter
called “the Guidance”) in 2006. The Guidance follows the principles of a public
health approach aimed at optimizing outcomes, including the quality...
HIV infection can impair the nutritional status of infected children from early in life. Growth faltering and reduction in length and height often occurs even before opportunistic infections or other symptoms in almost all infected children. The content of these guidelines acknowledges that wasting and ...
