Abstract
Changing bacterial diseases in the general population of which HIV practitioners should be aware include: new staphylococcal syndromes caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 strains (eg, necrotizing skin infections, pneumonia, fasciitis); continued high rates of community-acquired pneumonia in the potent antiretroviral therapy era; increase rates and severity of Clostridium difficile-associated disease due to the fluoroquinolone-resistant NAP1 strain, and the new scare from extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, primarily as a potential threat to health care in Africa. This article summarizes a presentation on important bacterial infections made by John G. Bartlett, MD, at the International AIDS Society-USA course in New York in March 2007.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 94-98 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Topics in HIV medicine : a publication of the International AIDS Society, USA |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)