title: Serological evidence of HIV-associated infection among HIV-1-infected adults in Botswana.
abstract: In industrialized countries, it is recommended that adults with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection undergo baseline screening for pathogens that might cause latent or active infections, such as syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, infection due to Toxoplasma gondii, and cytomegalovirus infection. A paucity of data exist from sub-Saharan Africa describing the prevalence of these pathogens. We report data for HIV-1-infected adults referred for initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in Botswana.
authors.affiliation: Botswana-Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Partnership for HIV Research and Education, Gaborone, Botswana.
authors.forename: C William
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wester
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bussmann
authors.forename: Sikhulile
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moyo
authors.forename: Ava
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avalos
authors.forename: Tendani
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaolathe
authors.forename: Ndwapi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ndwapi
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Essex
authors.forename: Rob Roy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: MacGregor
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Marlink
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D001902:Botswana; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000209:etiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D013587:Syphilis / Q000209:etiology