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HIV/AIDS
Data on HIV/AIDS reported by researchers at Columbia University
August 19th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal AIDS Patient Care and Stds, "Although Legionnaires' disease occurs more commonly in patients with some degree of immunosuppression (diabetes, chronic lung disease, end stage renal disease, cancer, etc.), it has been infrequently described in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS. Some studies suggest that pneumonia caused by Legionella tends to present with more severe clinical features and complications in the HIV-infected population." "The use of antibiotic prophylaxis or the association of severe pneumonia with other pathogens may account for under diagnosis of the disease. We...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-19)
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