Determinar cuál es el mejor algoritmo de diagnóstico en adolescentes y adultos, con infección por VIH/Sida.
Establecer qué valoraciones clínicas y de laboratorio debe incluir la valoración inicial del paciente con diagnóstico de VIH/Sida. Determinar cuál debe ser el tiempo oportuno para el inicio...
The global priorities for tuberculosis (TB) care and control are to improve case-detection and to detect cases earlier, including cases of smear-negative disease which are often associated with coinfection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and young age, and to enhance the capacity to diagnose ...
In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an interim policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities
in response to demand from countries for immediate guidance on actions to decrease the dual burden of
tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The term interim was used because the...
Following new findings from recently published epidemiological studies, the World Health
Organization (WHO) convened a technical consultation regarding hormonal contraception
and HIV acquisition, progression and transmission. It was recognized that this issue was
likely to be of particular concern in cou...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidance for health care workers on
how to support children up to 12 years of age and their caregivers with disclosure of HIV
status. Health care workers (HCWs) know that disclosure decisions are complex because
of stigma, social support concerns, family ...
Earlier and improved tuberculosis (TB) case detection - including smear-negative disease, often associated with HIV co-infection - as well as expanded capacity to diagnose multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are global priorities for TB control. Conventional laboratory methods are slow and cumberso...
To improve survival and quality of life among the 2.5 million children living with HIV, a comprehensive package of prevention, care and treatment is required. This package should include management of infections such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and ear infections, as well as common opportunistic inf...
This publication summarizes current knowledge on the methods of diagnosing HIV infection in infants and children and sets out recommendations for practice and policy. Recommendations are designed to improve clinical management of the HIV-exposed and ‑infected child, and improve programme efforts at ear...
All people, including those living in humanitarian settings, have the right to reproductive health (RH). To exercise this right, affected populations must have an enabling environment and access to comprehensive RH information and services so they can make free and informed choices. Quality RH services m...
