There is a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis amongst patients with HIV in South Africa, investigators report in the April 1st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Overall, almost 20% of... more>

HIV was detected in the lesions of almost 50% of HIV-positive men with genital ulcer disease, investigators report in the April 1st edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. A higher viral load, larger lesions, multiple... more>

Among adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe, HIV is now the single most common cause of acute admission and in-hospital death, Rashida A. Ferrand and colleagues reported in a study published in the February online edition of PLoS Medicine.... more>

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• High prevalence of drug-resistant TB amongst HIV patients in South Africa
• Genital ulcers frequently associated with HIV shedding in men