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Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections2
Pneumocystis7
Tuberculosis9
Acquired Immunode5
  • On August 15, 1983, CDC initiated prospective surveillance of health-care workers (HCWs) with documented parenteral or mucous-membrane exposure to potentially infectious body fluids from patients with definite or suspected acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). (cdc.gov)
  • In the United States, racial/ethnic minority populations account for an increasing proportion of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases, including cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) (1). (cdc.gov)
  • 1. Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is the greatest health crisis the world is facing today, thwarting development and jeopardizing national security in developing countries through the premature death of millions of adults in their economically productive years. (who.int)
  • 1 A review in 1984 of 230 patients found that 69% were due to lymphoproliferative or myeloproliferative disorders, 7% granulomatous disorders, 6% postrenal transplant, and 4% occurred in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). (bmj.com)
  • A retrospective review of cranial CT scans obtained over a 4 year period in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and documented central nervous system (CNS) pathology is presented. (ajnr.org)
Cancers7
Incidence11
  • One study found significantly reduced incidence of OI after ART initiation, from 15.1 infections per 100 person-years in the 6 months before starting ART to 2.2 infections per 100 person-years after 9 to 15 months of treatment. (medscape.com)
  • This report presents recent trends in AIDS incidence and deaths among MSM who belong to racial/ethnic minority populations*, and compares data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses with AIDS diagnoses during 1996-1998 among racial/ethnic minority MSM in the 25 states** that have conducted confidential HIV surveillance and AIDS case surveillance since 1994. (cdc.gov)
  • The findings indicate that among MSM, non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men accounted for an increasing proportion of AIDS cases and had smaller proportionate declines in AIDS incidence and deaths from 1996 to 1998. (cdc.gov)
  • Trends in AIDS incidence during 1989-1998 among MSM aged greater than or equal to 13 years from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories were analyzed by race/ethnicity, age, and geographic area of residence. (cdc.gov)
  • During 1996-1998, AIDS incidence per 100,000 population was calculated using race/ethnicity-specific Bureau of the Census estimates of males aged greater than or equal to 13 years for the corresponding years. (cdc.gov)
  • AIDS incidence among all MSM declined 22% from 1996 to 1997 ( Table 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, the proportionate declines in AIDS incidence from 1997 to 1998 were smaller than those from 1996 to 1997. (cdc.gov)
  • From 1997 to 1998, AIDS incidence declined 29% among AI/AN, 17% among A/PI, 15% among non-Hispanic white, 10% among non-Hispanic black, and 9% among Hispanic MSM. (cdc.gov)
  • Since the onset of the AIDS epidemic in 1981, the incidence of PML has increased significantly and now human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated cases account for up to 85% of all cases of PML. (bmj.com)
  • This is, in part, due to reduction in incidence of opportunistic infections. (bmj.com)
  • The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a reduction in the incidence of TB among patients with AIDS, regardless of CD4+ lymphocyte count at the start of treatment [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Prevention6
  • Prevention of opportunistic infections (OI) in patients with HIV has since significantly reduced morbidity and mortality in these patients. (medscape.com)
  • For more information from CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, visit www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom . (cdc.gov)
  • Implementing these interventions for care and treatment should not detract from prevention as the most important, key response to HIV/AIDS. (who.int)
  • 4. The Regional Committee has responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis by passing a number of resolutions2 on prevention, care and control of HIV in order to stimulate country action. (who.int)
  • In 1981, Kaposi sarcoma seen in AIDS (KS-AIDS) in America was identified in 3 reports of Kaposi sarcoma as an original defining element of what later became known as AIDS (plus an important editorial and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report bulletin). (medscape.com)
  • 07-26-2018 Advances in HIV prevention and program implementation were among the topics in the spotlight at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) this week. (hiv.gov)
Diseases10
  • The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) issued updated guidelines in November 2021 for the management of HIV infection. (medscape.com)
  • This website is managed by the Clinical Guidelines Program in the JHU School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, on behalf of the NYSDOH AIDS Institute. (hivguidelines.org)
  • PPT HIV AND AIDS PowerPoint Presentation, free download ID670335 from www.slideserve.com Web opportunistic infections and diseases. (scihub.world)
  • Web opportunistic infections and diseases. (scihub.world)
  • WHO model prescribing information : drugs used in sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection. (who.int)
  • Drugs used in sexually-transmitted diseases and HIV infection. (who.int)
  • Publishing their findings in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers from the observational Zurich Primary HIV Infection Study documented symptoms and laboratory results from 290 people diagnosed with early HIV infection since January 2002. (poz.com)
  • A huge spike in autoimmune diseases, opportunistic infections. (newstarget.com)
  • Opportunistic infections and diseases occur in people whose immune systems have been weakened by a disease such as HIV infection. (uofmhealth.org)
  • 2 In contrast, a delay in the antiretroviral treatment, especially in highly immunosuppressed patients, may be dangerous because of progression of AIDS and development of new opportunistic diseases. (lww.com)
Pathogens5
  • An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites or viruses) that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available. (wikipedia.org)
  • Opportunistic infections can also be attributed to pathogens which cause mild illness in healthy individuals but lead to more serious illness when given the opportunity to take advantage of an immunocompromised host. (wikipedia.org)
  • A wide variety of pathogens are involved in opportunistic infection and can cause a similarly wide range in pathologies. (wikipedia.org)
  • A partial list of opportunistic pathogens and their associated presentations includes: Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile) is a species of bacteria that is known to cause gastrointestinal infection and is typically associated with the hospital setting. (wikipedia.org)
  • T. cruzi should be included in the list of opportunistic pathogens causing infection in severely immunocompromised patients with AIDS. (nih.gov)
Hepatitis C vir1
  • There is a growing body of evidence linking hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with metabolic abnormalities including type 2 diabetes mellitus. (hivandhepatitis.com)
Living With HIV6
  • With the government of India launching the free HAART rollout as part of the "3 by 5" initiative, many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) have been able to gain access to HAART medications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • With over 5 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), India has the world's second highest number of HIV-positive cases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Regional Office for Africa aims to prolong the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) by providing guidance on implementing The 3 by 5 Initiative. (who.int)
  • 2. Comprehensive care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) involves a number of important components. (who.int)
  • If the CD4 count of a person living with HIV falls below 200 cells per cubic milliliter (cells/mm3) , or if they develop an opportunistic infection, the person is said to have AIDS. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Because people living with HIV in the U.S. widely use HIV drugs, fewer people now get opportunistic infections. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Symptoms11
  • Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of fungus known to cause histoplasmosis, which can present with an array of symptoms, but often involves respiratory infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition to dry skin, people in this second phase of infection may also experience sore throat, fever, and symptoms that resemble the flu . (healthline.com)
  • As the immune system weakens, additional symptoms of an HIV infection or AIDS develop. (healthline.com)
  • Having symptoms suggesting HIV infection, a negative or indeterminate HIV antibody test, and a positive p24 antigen or HIV RNA test. (poz.com)
  • Having no symptoms suggesting HIV infection, but a documented antibody test in the 90 days following a known date of exposure to the virus. (poz.com)
  • Having symptoms suggesting HIV infection, a positive antibody test and a negative test indicating acute infection. (poz.com)
  • Fourteen (5 percent) people, divided evenly between the acute and recent groups, did not have any symptoms of recent HIV infection. (poz.com)
  • Perhaps 2 to 15 percent of the population will likely experience no symptoms in the period immediately following HIV infection. (poz.com)
  • By contrast with the other causes of focal abnormalities in patients infected with HIV-toxoplasmosis and primary CNS lymphoma-there are no symptoms or signs of raised intracranial pressure or of systemic infection. (bmj.com)
  • When a person first contracts HIV, they often experience an initial period of flu-like symptoms within 2-4 weeks of infection, known as acute HIV . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • It is recommended that CT be used routinely and with the 1 hr DDD scan to evaluate and follow AIDS patients with neurologic symptoms and/or signs. (ajnr.org)
Patients20
  • For many years before the development of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), these infections inflicted significant morbidity and mortality on patients living with AIDS. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 ] Patients should be aware of their CD4 count and their risk for specific infections and should begin ART. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] As observed in patients with hemophilia who experienced presumed transfusion-related transmission during the 1980s to 1990s, OI generally developed an average of 7 to 10 years after initial HIV infection. (medscape.com)
  • We report 2 cases of pulmonary Bordetella hinzii infection in immunodeficient patients. (cdc.gov)
  • This is the most common opportunistic infection seen in 30% to 40% of aids patients. (scihub.world)
  • It is the most common opportunistic infections classifying patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (human immunodeficiency virus +) at the stage acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (centerwatch.com)
  • AIDS patients may also be on treatment for opportunistic infections. (ijpsr.com)
  • Patients with compromised immune systems, e.g. patients receiving organ transplants and cancer chemotherapy, or those infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are particularly prone to such infections. (ijpsr.com)
  • Three new cases of reactivation of Chagas' disease in patients with AIDS, with central nervous system and/or cardiac involvement, are reported. (nih.gov)
  • The patients had a low CD4 lymphocyte count and had other AIDS-defining opportunistic infections. (nih.gov)
  • Two hundred nine (92%) were AIDS patients meeting the CDC surveillance definition, and 17 (8%) were suspected AIDS cases. (cdc.gov)
  • Two hundred three (97%) of the 209 AIDS patients were in an identified risk group for acquiring AIDS. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of interleukin-12 (IL-12) in patients with AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma. (knowcancer.com)
  • PCP was diagnosed for 1,080 (39%) of the 2,786 pediatric AIDS patients reported to CDC through 1990. (cdc.gov)
  • [ 2 ] For some time, Kaposi sarcoma was seen in 30-40% of patients with AIDS, often as the presenting sign. (medscape.com)
  • The challenge remained to explain the reason male patients who have sex with males and have AIDS exhibited Kaposi sarcoma much more commonly than did patients with AIDS unassociated with homosexuality, with the exception of small foci of this group in isolated midwestern communities. (medscape.com)
  • This study evaluates the effect of TB on the mortality rate, survival time, and predictors of survival in patients with AIDS living in different areas in São Paulo State (SPS). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The 12-year survival probabilities were 74.1% and 55.7% among patients without and with TB co-infection, respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Fifty-one AIDS patients with confirmed CNS pathology were identified. (ajnr.org)
  • Four recent clinical trials of a 12-week course of sofosbuvir and velpatasvir showed high efficacy in treating patients with Hepatitis C infection. (cdc.gov)
Bacterial infections3
  • Others were diagnosed with viral conditions such as mononucleosis, bacterial infections like streptococcus, and syphilis. (poz.com)
  • The story of drug resistance in TB is paralleled in many other bacteria over use and improper use of antibiotics stimulates drug resistance, which makes treatment of bacterial infections more difficult. (cdc.gov)
  • Trimethoprim is a prescription medication used to treat bacterial infections. (rxwiki.com)
Fungal8
  • As the name suggests, this common fungal infection can cause the skin near the genitals and groin to itch. (healthline.com)
  • Simultaneously, miconazole nitrate (MCZ) was entrapped in the outer liposomal bilayer of double liposomes for the treatment of opportunistic fungal infections. (ijpsr.com)
  • Galactosylated lipid substances allowed liver specific uptake of AZT at enhanced parenchymal: non-parenchymal selectivity ratios and at the same time could deliver MCZ for treatment of fungal infections. (ijpsr.com)
  • The rates of opportunistic fungal infections in acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) can range from 60 percent to 90 percent for mucosal candidiasis, from 6 percent to 30 percent for invasive mycoses (such as cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis and coccidioi- mycosis) (www.niaid.nih.gov). (ijpsr.com)
  • Oral candidiasis is the most common opportunistic fungal infection in persons suffering from AIDS. (ijpsr.com)
  • Miconazole nitrate (MCZ) is a widely used antifungal agent, but its use in topical formulations is not efficacious because deep-seated fungal infections are difficult to treat with conventional topical formulations. (ijpsr.com)
  • Fungizone treats several different types of serious fungal infections. (rxwiki.com)
  • This fungal infection causes a thick, white coating to form on the skin, nails, and mucous membranes. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Viral infection4
  • A sore throat caused by a viral infection usually lasts five to seven days and doesn't usually require medical treatment. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Antibiotics don't help treat a viral infection. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that is most common among children. (msdmanuals.com)
  • [ 7 , 8 ] Langerhans cells are the antigen-presenting immune cells that are required for an immune system response to the viral infection and their deficiency may permit EBV to persistently replicate and escape immune recognition. (medscape.com)
Immune15
  • [ 13 ] In general, the goal of treatment is to prevent the immune system from deteriorating to the point that opportunistic infections become more likely. (medscape.com)
  • Opportunistic infections (OIs) are infections that occur more frequently and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems, including people with HIV. (hiv.gov)
  • Today's HIV medicines (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) reduce the amount of HIV in a person's body and keep the immune system stronger and better able to fight off infections. (hiv.gov)
  • Immunosuppression resulting from HIV places a patient at risk for infection from organisms that are otherwise relatively mildly hazardous and that would normally be cleared by a competent immune system. (medscape.com)
  • OIs are less common now than they were in the early days of HIV and AIDS because better treatments reduce the amount of HIV in a person's body and keep a person's immune system stronger. (blogspot.com)
  • However, many people with HIV still develop OIs because they may not know of their HIV infection, they may not be on treatment, or their treatment may not be keeping their HIV levels low enough for their immune system to fight off infections. (blogspot.com)
  • HIV is a virus that targets T cells of the immune system and, as a result, HIV infection can lead to progressively worsening immunodeficiency, a condition ideal for the development of opportunistic infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • It's not an HIV-induced AIDS, but a similar one that weakens the immune system. (newstarget.com)
  • Armstrong noted that calling the adverse effect "AIDS" freaks people out, so public health authorities chose to call it Vaccine-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS) instead. (newstarget.com)
  • The second major area of emphasis is the study of lung injury resulting from immune-mediated inflammation in response to infection with P. carinii. (rochester.edu)
  • The challenge is to treat KS-AIDS effectively without immunocompromising the patient further, or better, with reconstitution of the immune system. (medscape.com)
  • HIV is a virus that targets the body's immune system, reducing its ability to fight off infections and disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Over time, the virus damages more and more of these cells until the immune system is not strong enough to fight off infections. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Opportunistic infections are illnesses that are typically mild in people without HIV, but arise more often and are more severe in people with HIV if they have a damaged immune system. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The pathogenesis of hairy leukoplakia is clearly complex, potentially requiring a convergence of factors including EBV co-infection, productive EBV replication, EBV genetic evolution, expression of specific EBV "latent" genes, and immune escape. (medscape.com)
Cytomegalovirus2
  • Cytomegalovirus is a family of opportunistic viruses, most frequently associated with respiratory infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • For the most part, the other AIDS-defining illnesses were gut or liver infections or cytomegalovirus. (poz.com)
Toxoplasma1
  • Opportunistic infections predominated, especially Toxoplasma encephalitis and cryptococcal meningitis, while tumor was seen infrequently. (ajnr.org)
Cause respiratory infections2
  • Bordetella hinzii bacteria cause respiratory infections in birds and have been isolated from rodents on rare occasions ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that can cause respiratory infections. (wikipedia.org)
Guidelines3
  • Treatment guidelines for HIV infection are age-specific. (medscape.com)
  • guidelines for adults and adolescents are compiled by the Panel on Clinical Practices for Treatment of HIV Infection. (medscape.com)
  • The government HAART centers' criteria for enrolling PLHA are CD4+ cell counts of ≤ 200 cells/microliter (mcL) and/or clinical stage III or IV according to the World Health Organization and National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) guidelines. (biomedcentral.com)
President's Emerge1
  • the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the determined actions of PLWHAs. (who.int)
Fungi2
Lung1
Occur1
  • However, except for smallpox, these infections still occur in medically underserved parts of the world. (msdmanuals.com)
Immunodeficiency1
Prophylaxis3
  • In addition, prophylaxis for specific opportunistic infections is indicated in particular cases. (medscape.com)
  • Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is drug you take after you've come into contact with HIV, to lower your chance of infection. (webmd.com)
  • Experts in pediatric HIV infection (convened by the Pediatric HIV Resource Center) independently reviewed recent data and provided recommendations to the U.S. Public Health Service for PCP prophylaxis for HIV-infected or -exposed children. (cdc.gov)
Disease4
  • In addition to virologic response and reduced risk for opportunistic infection, evidence suggests that non-AIDS-defining illnesses, in particular psychiatric and renal disease, may also be reduced when on HAART. (medscape.com)
  • Some non-AIDS-defining illnesses, such as liver and cardiovascular disease, are not improved by HAART. (medscape.com)
  • Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium that causes Legionnaire's disease, a respiratory infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • During 1996-1998, for the 25 states with confidential HIV surveillance, age and race/ethnicity of MSM whose disease status was HIV infection (not AIDS) when initially diagnosed were compared with MSM who had AIDS-defining conditions when first diagnosed. (cdc.gov)
Toxoplasmosis2
Complications2
  • Without treatment, HIV can progress to AIDS and lead to other complications across the body. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The person is more likely to develop infections, certain types of cancer, and other medical complications. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Salmonella3
  • Salmonella is a genus of bacteria, known to cause gastrointestinal infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • Infection with the Salmonella bacteria causes approximately 1.35 million illnesses in the U.S. every year. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • For people with HIV, a Salmonella infection may progress to a severe form called Salmonella septicemia that spreads to the bloodstream. (medicalnewstoday.com)
20191
  • The prevalence of TB-HIV co-infection in São Paulo state has decreased from 11.8% in 2007, to 9.1% in 2014, and continues to decline, having reached 7.2% in 2019 [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Antiretroviral drugs1
Affects1
Oral thrush1
  • Candida albicans is a species of fungus that is associated with oral thrush and gastrointestinal infection. (wikipedia.org)
Pneumonia1
  • A vaccination for a particularly severe form of bacterial pneumonia (pneumococcal pneumonia) is available to prevent infection. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Common3
  • OIs are less common now than they were in the early days of HIV and AIDS when there was no treatment. (hiv.gov)
  • What Are Some of the Most Common Opportunistic Infections? (hiv.gov)
  • Because of vaccines, infections that were once very common and/or fatal (eg, smallpox, polio, diphtheria) are now rare or have been eliminated. (msdmanuals.com)
Streptococcus1
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes respiratory infections. (wikipedia.org)
Reduction1
Treatment of HIV Infection1
  • Atazanavir (as sulfate)/Ritonavir 300 mg/100 mg Tablets should be prescribed by health care provider experienced in the treatment of HIV infection. (who.int)
Persistent infection2
  • Medical professionals consider this to be an opportunistic infection when it causes severe or persistent infection in the mouth or vagina, or when it occurs in the esophagus. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Like all herpesviruses, EBV establishes a life-long, persistent infection of its host. (medscape.com)
PrEP2
  • As part of the initiative to end the HIV epidemic, CDC will expand efforts to increase PrEP awareness, access, and use, particularly among those at highest risk for HIV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • How Effective Is PrEP for HIV and AIDS? (webmd.com)
Pulmonary3
  • Pulmonary infection, digestive infection, and bacteriemia in humans have been reported ( 3 - 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • He was hospitalized for 2 episodes of pulmonary infections in October 2012 and February-March 2013, during which Escherichia coli was isolated and for which he received ciprofloxacin. (cdc.gov)
  • Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that causes cryptococcosis, which can lead to pulmonary infection as well as nervous system infections, like meningitis. (wikipedia.org)
Morbidity2
  • 1. HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the African Region. (who.int)
  • ART is essential in the response to the morbidity and mortality caused by HIV/AIDS and is critical for prolonging life. (who.int)
Endemic1
  • HHV-8 has been linked closely with all 4 types of Kaposi sarcoma, ie, classic (traditional), endemic (African), epidemic (AIDS related), and iatrogenic (related to immunosuppression). (medscape.com)
Herpes1
Illnesses1
  • One study of nearly 7000 men with HIV infection found that annual mortality rates decreased from 7% in 1996 to 1.3% in 2004, although the findings highlighted the fact that non-AIDS-related illnesses were accounting for a greater proportion of deaths. (medscape.com)
Survivors2
  • Across two continents and three countries, survivors of the AIDS crisis reveal how to cope now. (buzzfeed.com)
  • His force of will is shared by many survivors of the AIDS crisis who spoke to BuzzFeed News from across Britain and North America about what is now sweeping the world. (buzzfeed.com)
Malignancies1
  • HIV-related infections and malignancies escalate in frequency and severity as the absolute CD4 T cell count falls toward 200 cells/μL and below. (medscape.com)
People5
  • A National Cancer Institute study attributed increased non-AIDS-defining cancer mortality to the 4-fold expansion in the HIV-infected population in the United States, which was largely driven by greater numbers of people aged 40 years and older. (medscape.com)
  • People with HIV are at greatest risk for OIs when the count of their infection-fighting CD4 cells falls below 200. (hiv.gov)
  • According to official statistics, as of 2007 there were approximately 700,000 people in China with HIV/AIDS, 260,000 of them drug users. (hrw.org)
  • About 2.3 million people died of AIDS in the Region in 2003, mainly due to lack of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). (who.int)
  • This pathology is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurs mostly in people with HIV infection, including those who do not have a diagnosis of AIDS. (medscape.com)
Mortality1
  • Despite of the decrease on co-infection rates, the impact of the dual infection remains high, with strong impact on mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
Epidemic2
  • CDC will play a critical role in Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America , an HHS-wide initiative that will work to reduce new infections by 75 percent in the next five years and by 90 percent in the next ten years. (cdc.gov)
  • China has won increasing praise for its aggressive response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (hrw.org)
Yeast1
Therapeutic1
  • We establish bacteriologic management of these infections and suggest therapeutic options if needed. (cdc.gov)