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HIV AND SURGERY: AN ISSUE ONLY FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRY? AN OVERVIEW FROM MOZAMBIQUE
The high incidence of HIV, especially in sub-Saharan African countries, and the increase
of life expectancy due to effectiveness antiretroviral therapies, have led to an
increase of patients undergoing surgery interventions. To date there is still no definitive
data on role, outcome and management of HIV positive surgical subjects. This
paper reviews the more recent literature about HIV infection, highlighting the main
pathologies treated by thoracic, abdominal and orthopedic surgery, without forgetting
about other surgery branches. Particular attention was paid to Mozambique, a developing
country with one of the highest levels of HIV incidence