Integration of deworming into HIV care and treatment: a neglected opportunity.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends annual or bi-annual schoolbased deworming as a cost-effective strategy to diminish the consequences of chronic helminth infection. Deworming could also be considered part of the nutritional care package for HIV-infected children, to reduce the consequences of malnutrition and anemia in HIV. Incorporating deworming into routine HIV care and treatment is an ideal way to improve the nutritional health of HIV-infected children, and may provide additional benefits.