1. Better first line treatment needed for children with severe pneumonia
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

This Lancet article reports an important observational study from South Africa. The authors investigated 358 children aged 1–59 months, regardless of HIV status, who presented with WHO-defined s

2. Early antiretroviral treatment saves lives in TB/HIV coinfection--Thailand
(Journal Club/HIV)

When should antiretroviral treatment be started in patients with both tuberculosis and HIV infections? There are many considerations including the pill burden, possible drug reactions, drug interactio

3. BBC Headline: "HIV treatment 'failing' in Africa." Do you agree?
(Journal Club/HIV)

A BBC news headline reported yesterday, "HIV treatment 'failing' in Africa". The article goes on to say, "More than a third of patients on HIV medication in sub-Saharan Africa die or di

4. Pediatric Tuberculosis and HIV/TB Coinfection: Two online, multimedia presentation (free CME :-)
(News/News for Doctors)

The Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center is offering an online audio and slide (PowerPoint) presentation on the topic of pediatric tuberculosis. This is, of course, a vital topic for doctors

5. Making it known: – The AIDS Cube: rapid unforgettable learning
(AIDSLink/Resources)

"The HIV/AIDS cube is rapidly taking its place amongst leading educational tools. When an educator picks up the cube, their face lights up. They can’t help smiling as they flip over the sid

6. Training Adherence Support Workers
(AIDSLink/Resources)

Adherence support workers (ASWs) are important members of the antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinical team. They help improve patient adherence, knowledge, and understanding; provide education and couns

7. Kids Club
(News/HIV/AIDS News)

These are our precious kids who came for Kids Club some time ago. The first Thursday of every month our HIV positive kids gather for games, snacks and a Bible story or craft. We really want to show th

8. Limited usefulness of using 5 mm cutoff for TB skin testing in HIV-infected African patients
(Journal Club/TB)

This study in Tanzania looked at the response to the tuberculin skin test in HIV-infected and non-infected TB patients (identified by sputum smears). The sensitivity of a ≥ 10mm reaction in

9. What types of HIV drugs are available? I don't want to be 419
(FAQs/HIV/AIDS Questions and Answers)

Question: Please I have a Nigerian friend in ___ State who is now an AIDS victim. We are helping her in paying for medication such as the ARVs. We pay 5 thousand naira each month for them. I wa

10. Confusing effects of large, perinatal doses of vitamin A in HIV ...
(Journal Club/HIV)

This was a randomized, placebo controlled trial with 4495 mother-infant pairs where the mother was HIV-infected. The mothers and/or babies independently were given a single, large dose of vi

11. Mortality patterns among Senegalese patients on HAART
(Journal Club/HIV)

This prospective cohort study looked at 404 HIV infected patients in Senegal in the first 5 years after they started HAART. They found that half the 5 year mortality occurred in the first year after s