Pneumonia in the patient with HIV infection.
The lower respiratory tract has always been a major site of complications in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In the era before Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis (PCP) this organism accounted for more than 70% of initial AIDS-defining diagnoses and was by far the most common identifiable cause of mortality. Even in the era of prophylaxis, PCP continues to be the most common AIDS-defining diagnosis and the most common identifiable cause of death. Despite the historic emphasis on PCP, bacterial pneumonia seems to be at least as common or more common. A substantial spectrum of other opportunistic pathogens are also commonly encountered in these patients. This article reviews pneumonia in patients with HIV infection.
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications