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HIV/AIDS
Research reports on HIV/AIDS from University of Sassari provide new insights
June 24th, 2009
"Purpose of review In this review, we focus on the clinical features, diagnosis and management of pneumococcal pneumonia in HIV-infected and noninfected patients, with particular attention to the most recent advances in this area. Recent findings Classical clinical features are found in young adults, whereas atypical forms occur in immunocompromised patients including HIV-infected individuals," researchers in Sassari, Italy report. "Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia is more frequently observed in HIV-infected and also in low-risk patients, according to the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI). Pneumococcal pneumonia diagnostic process includes physical examination, radiologic...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-06-24)
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