Fever of unknown origin is an HIV indicator condition, and testing should be recommended regardless of the presence or absence of additional identifiable risk factors

Fever of unknown origin is an HIV indicator condition, and testing should be recommended regardless of the presence or absence of additional identifiable risk factors

Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor, We read with interest the clinical update on ‘Fever of unknown origin’ provided by Wright et al., in the January edition of the BMJ (1). We were disappointed to see the suggestion in table 4 that testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should be considered in ‘patients with fever, chills, night sweats, fatigue, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, headache, sore throat, diarrhoea and opportunistic infections plus…

How Nigeria's Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool

It’s about 11 a.m., and a small crowd has already gathered at the 11:11 Roundabout in Calabar, a city in Nigeria’s Cross River State. This spot marks the starting point of the annual Calabar Festival and Carnival, a month-long celebration known as “Africa’s biggest party.” Rachel Idim, holding a pack of condoms in one hand and a pamphlet in the other, occasionally sways her head to the rhythm of the music blaring from the large speakers on one o…