Nurse management of HIV-infected patients.

摘要

In the CIPRA-SA trial (July 3, p 33), Ian Sanne and colleagues compared the outcomes of nurse-monitored patients with those of doctor-monitored patients in an antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme in South Africa, and concluded that the outcomes of ART services provided by nurses were non-inferior to those provided by doctors. We would like to refer to similar experiences in Ethiopia and Malawi where nurse-manag-ment of HIV-infected patients is a common practice.