Other bacteria and HIV disease.
HIV-infected individuals are predisposed to infection with bacteria, in particular Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typhi Salmonella. Other bacteria also complicate HIV disease, either because they are inherently pathogenic--Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteraciae, bacterial agents of enteritis--or they take advantage of advanced immunosuppression--Rhodococcus spp, Nocardia spp. An understanding of the role of bacteria is essential to the care of HIV-infected patients.
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Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Laboratories, PO Box 30096, Blantyre, Malawi.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans