Primary Care for HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Limited Settings
Summary
- General malaria guidelines should be followed for HIV-infected patients, including sleeping under insecticide-treated mosquito nets in areas of stable malaria transmission and use of artemisinin-based combination therapy to treat P falciparum infection
- Ulcerative and inflammatory STDs increase transmission and acquisition of HIV[Dickerson 1996]
- Screening and treatment of STDs and promotion of condom use are recommended, particularly among serodiscordant couples and sex workers[Allen 1992; WHO 2008]
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