Southern African HIV Clinicians Society


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Statement on the Increase of CD4 Threshold to 500 for Initiation of ART Following the announcement by the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, that South Africa will increase the CD4 threshold for antiretroviral therapy to 500 in January 2015. Prof Graeme Meintjes, on behalf of the Society's Adult ART guideline committee, outlines the Society’s position on ART initiation in patients with a CD4 count between 350-500	Statement on the Mississippi baby The Society notes the positive impacts arising from the case of the Mississippi baby, despite the disappointment felt at the news that the child now has a detectable viral load.	Latest Post

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Search from our database for an HIV provider using the search tool. Type a keyword and results will display. Town Province Accept terms & conditions Not listed in the Provider Directory? Click here	Diagnosis and Management of Drug-Resistant TB with HIV Co-Infection A 46-year old male attends a primary health care clinic with cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, chest pain and anorexia. He reports a history of a previous episode of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis two years previously, for which he completed six months of a standard treatment regimen (	Not a member of the Society? Join today E-mail Password Forgot password?

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Timing of antenatal care and ART initiation in nurse-driven services; Genital tract HIV shedding; CSF findings in patients presenting with meningitis	Focus on maternal health	A reference document to assist HIV nurse and doctor clinicians in managing mental health disorders	The April edition of the Society's e-newsletter Transcript.