Estimating the need for anti-retroviral treatment and an assessment of a simplified HIV/AIDS case definition in rural Malawi

BACKGROUND: Surveillance in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires estimates of HIV prevalence as well as the proportion eligible for ART. We estimated HIV prevalence and assessed field staging of individuals to estimate the burden of HIV disease needing treatment in rural Malawi. METHODS...

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Main Authors: McGrath, N. (Author), Kranzer, K. (Author), Saul, J. (Author), Crampin, A.C (Author), Malema, S. (Author), Kachiwanda, L. (Author), Zaba, B. (Author), Jahn, A. (Author), Fine, P.E.M (Author), Glynn, J.R (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2007-11.
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