TY - JOUR AU - Tseng, Shu-Hui AU - Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong AU - Hoi, Hao-Seong AU - Lo, Hsiu-Yun AU - Hwang, Kao-Pin T1 - Effect of Free Treatment and Surveillance on HIV-Infected Persons Who Have Tuberculosis, Taiwan, 1993–2006 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 2 SP - 332 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 1997, Taiwan made highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) available without cost to HIV-infected persons; in 2001, a national web-based surveillance system was implemented. Healthcare workers use the system to monitor patients' conditions and can intervene when necessary. Free HAART, coupled with the surveillance system, appears to have increased survival rates of HIV-infected persons with tuberculosis in Taiwan. KW - HIV/TB coinfection KW - HAART KW - surveillance system KW - mortality KW - influenza A (H5N1) KW - AZT KW - Taiwan DO - 10.3201/eid1502.081000 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-1000_article ER - End of Reference