title: Special coverage of the 43rd IDSA meeting. Study finds negative impact of smoking on HIV infection and immune activation.
abstract: Research dating from the late 1990's has found that abnormal immune activation can lead to lipodystrophy syndrome, which now is broken down to lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy, an investigator says.
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000276:immunology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors