Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Randomized Evaluation of a Simplified Clinical Algorithm for Identifying Patients Eligible for Immediate Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV
Brief Summary: In its 2015 revision of the global guidelines for HIV care and treatment, the World Health Organization called for initiating lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART) for all patients testing positive for HIV, regardless of CD4 cell count. As countries adopt the new recommendation, known as "treat all," millions of additional patients are becoming eligible for ART worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, where most of these patients are located, studies continue to document high losses of treatment-eligible patients from care before they receive their first dose of antiretroviral medications. Among facility-level reasons for these losses are treatment initiation protocols that require multiple clinic visits and long waiting times before a patient who tests positive for HIV is dispensed an initial supply of medications. Simpler, more efficient, accelerated algorithms for ART initiation will be needed if "treat all" is to realize the benefits expected.

Experts have proposed a simplified clinical algorithm to screen patients for eligibility for immediate ART initiation at a patient's first clinic visit, without the use of point-of-care laboratory test technologies. The Simplified Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility (SLATE) uses four screens to assess whether a patient is eligible for same-day treatment initiation: i) symptom report, ii) medical history, iii) brief physical examination; and iv) readiness assessment. SLATE is a pragmatic, individually randomized evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the algorithm in increasing ART initiation among non-pregnant adult patients. Approximately 960 HIV-infected adult patients not yet on ART will be enrolled during a routine clinic visit and randomized to receive the intervention or standard care. Patients in the intervention arm will be administered the SLATE screens; those found eligible under the algorithm will be offered immediate treatment initiation, while those who are not eligible will be referred for standard clinic care. Patients in the standard arm will be referred for ART initiation under standard clinic procedures. All care after the initial visit will be by the clinic under standard of care. If successful, SLATE will offer a standardized approach to collecting and interpreting a minimum set of patient data that will avoid delaying treatment initiation for the majority of patients who are eligible for immediate ART, while deferring initiation in the minority who should not start immediately.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* HIV-1 or HIV-1 + HIV-2 infection
* Age \>18 years
* No ongoing active tuberculosis
* Home address in any district of the greater Abidjan area
* Written informed consent before any clinic visit or laboratory test
* Clinical and immunologic status:CD4 counts \<800/mm3 and no criteria for starting ART according to the most recent WHO guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
* HIV-2 infection alone
* Clinical signs suggesting a severe disease (including tuberculosis) that has not yet been diagnosed, such as fever, wasting, diarrhea or unexplained cough (partial list)
* Previous ART initiation
* Known severe renal, cardiac or hepatic disease
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* All MJAP-supported clinics in Kampala and Mbarara Districts

Exclusion Criteria:

* None.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patients (\>18 years) (initiating children on ART is likely to require additional information, making the SLATE algorithm less applicable to pediatric populations)
* Confirmed HIV-positive test result at any time (may have been diagnosed previously)
* Not currently on ART (three-drug combination)
* Presented at the study clinic for any HIV-related reason, including an HIV test, pre-ART monitoring, or ART initiation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant (pregnancy is an exclusion criterion because treatment guidelines for pregnant women differ from those for non-pregnant adults; most pregnant women are diagnosed with HIV and initiated on ART in antenatal clinics, not general adult HIV clinics)
* Not intending to return to this clinic for further HIV care in the coming year (i.e. intends to seek further care somewhere else)
* Not physically, mentally, or emotionally able to participate in the study, in the opinion of the investigators or study staff
* Not willing or able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study
* Previously enrolled in the same study
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* HIV-infection, documented by ELISA
* Antiretroviral medication naïve (excluding mother-to-child transmission therapy)
* Age \>14 years
* Cryptococcal meningitis diagnosed by either culture or CSF cryptococcal antigen (CRAG)
* Ability and willingness of the participant or legal guardian/representative to give informed consent.
* Receiving amphotericin-based anti-fungal therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

* Study entry prior to receipt of \<7 days or \>11 days of amphotericin therapy
* History of prior, known cryptococcal meningitis
* Inability to take enteral medication
* Receiving chemotherapy or other immunosuppressant medications
* Cannot or unlikely to attend regular clinic visits
* Contraindication to immediate or delayed HIV therapy based on serious co-morbidities or co-infections, or laboratory values
* Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
* Female participants of childbearing potential who are participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy must agree to use two reliable methods of contraception

Answer: C