Author:Kevany, Sebastian; Meintjes, Graeme; Rebe, Kevin; Maartens, Gary; Cleary, SusanDate:2009Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being extended across South Africa. While efforts have been made to assess the costs of providing ART via accredited service points, little information is available on its downstream costs, particularly ...Read morecb
Author:Lin, ImingDate:2009In 2003, South Africa's National Department of Health (DoH) initiated the roll out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV positive individuals in the public health sector. Based on World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, South Africa's ...Read more
Author:Burton, Rosie; Gogela, Neliswa; Rebe, Kevin; McNally, Matt; Meintjes, GraemeDate:2009A 35-year-old South African man was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in August 2007 and started on a 6-month course of treatment (intensive phase of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide for 2 months, followed by ...Read more
Author:Jarvis, Joseph N; Meintjes, Graeme; Williams, Zomzi; Rebe, Kevin; Harrison, Thomas SDate:2010Objectives. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common cause of adult meningitis in southern Africa. Much of this disease burden is thought to be due to symptomatic relapse of previously treated infection. We studied the contribution of ...Read more