1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 15(2): 332-4, 2009 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19193288
ABSTRACT
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.
Subject(s)
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/economics , HIV Infections , Internet , Population Surveillance/methods , Tuberculosis/complications , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , Adult , Female , HIV Infections/complications , HIV Infections/drug therapy , HIV Infections/mortality , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Compliance , Program Evaluation/methods , Proportional Hazards Models , Regression Analysis , Risk Factors , Survival Rate , Taiwan/epidemiology , Treatment Outcome , Tuberculosis/mortality
2.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 15(12): 2056-8, 2009 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19961701
ABSTRACT
In 2008, an outbreak of human trichinosis associated with ingestion of raw soft-shelled turtles was identified and investigated in Taiwan. The data suggested that patients were likely infected with Trichinella papuae.