TY - JOUR
T1 - Emergence of Unusual Opportunistic Pathogens in AIDS
T2 - A Review
AU - Gradon, Jeremy D.
AU - Timpone, Joseph G.
AU - Schnittman, Steven M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1992/7
Y1 - 1992/7
N2 - Opportunistic infections are a major cause of morbidity and death among patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), particularly late in the disease, when immunosuppression is severe. Some pathogens, such as Pneumocystis carinii and Toxoplasma gondii, are extremely common in this population and are readily recognized by clinicians caring for these patients. However, many other organisms occasionally cause conditions that clinically mimic the more commonly encountered pathogens. Clinicians must be alert to the threat posed by these less frequently occurring organisms and of the broader differential diagnosis that must be considered for infections in patients with HIV infection.
AB - Opportunistic infections are a major cause of morbidity and death among patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), particularly late in the disease, when immunosuppression is severe. Some pathogens, such as Pneumocystis carinii and Toxoplasma gondii, are extremely common in this population and are readily recognized by clinicians caring for these patients. However, many other organisms occasionally cause conditions that clinically mimic the more commonly encountered pathogens. Clinicians must be alert to the threat posed by these less frequently occurring organisms and of the broader differential diagnosis that must be considered for infections in patients with HIV infection.
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U2 - 10.1093/clinids/15.1.134
DO - 10.1093/clinids/15.1.134
M3 - Article
C2 - 1617054
AN - SCOPUS:0026629660
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 15
SP - 134
EP - 157
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 1
ER -