Original Article

Differences in National Antiretroviral Prescribing Patterns Between Black and White Patients with HIV/AIDS, 1996-2006

Objectives: The benefit of improved health outcomes for blacks receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) lags behind that of whites. This project therefore sought to determine whether the reason for this discrepancy in health outcomes could be attributed to disparities in use of antiretroviral therapy between black and white patients…

Posted in: highly active antiretroviral therapy 2 HIV/AIDS 3 racial disparities 9

Original Article

A Cross-Sectional Study of HIV and Tuberculosis Coinfection Cases in Mainland China

Background: The prevalence of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) within mainland China is unprecedented and the convergence of these two infectious diseases is increasingly and significantly endangering human health for socioeconomic development. To date, the clinical manifestations, laboratory presentation, and epidemiologic features of HIV/TB coinfection cases in mainland China have not…

Posted in: HAART 4 HIV/AIDS 3 tuberculosis 13

Expired CME Article

Minorities, the Poor, and Survivors of Abuse: HIV-Infected Patients in the US Deep South

Background: The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. South is undergoing a marked shift toward a greater proportion of new HIV/AIDS cases in women, African-Americans, and through heterosexual transmission. Methods: Using consecutive sampling, 611 participants were interviewed from eight Infectious Diseases clinics in five southeastern states in 2001 to 2002. Results:…

Posted in: Depression 22 epidemiology 36 HIV/AIDS 3 substance use 6 trauma 24 US South 3
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