title: [Diagnosis and treatment of infections of the digestive system in HIV-infected patients].
abstract: Patients with HIV infection often suffer from opportunistic and bacterial infections of the digestive tract. The most common agents are Candida albicans, Herpes simplex and Cytomegalovirus, Mycobacterium avium intracellulare, Cryptosporidium parvum, and enteropathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter. The diagnosis is established by means of microbiological examination of blood and faeces, often supplemented by gastrointestinal endoscopy, with mucosal biopsies for culture and histology. Most patients respond well to specific treatment, but the infections tend to relapse after withdrawal of drugs.
authors.affiliation: Infeksjonsmedisinsk avdeling, Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oktedalen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Selbekk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Helle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serck-Hanssen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Melby
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
vernacular_title: Diagnostikk og behandling av infeksjoner i fordøyelseskanalen ved HIV.