The effect of complete integration of HIV and TB services on time to initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a before-after study.

The effect of complete integration of HIV and TB services on time to initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a before-after study.

<h4>Background</h4>Studies have shown that early ART initiation in TB/HIV co-infected patients lowers mortality. One way to implement earlier ART commencement could be through integration of TB and HIV services, a more efficient model of care than separate, vertical programs. We present...

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Main Authors: Bernhard Kerschberger, Katherine Hilderbrand, Andrew M Boulle, David Coetzee, Eric Goemaere, Virginia De Azevedo, Gilles Van Cutsem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23071690/pdf/?tool=EBI

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