作者: Cornelia Staehelin , Luigia Elzi , Rainer Weber , Hansjakob Furrer
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930/A000540
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摘要: Incidence as well morbidity and mortality of opportunistic infections (OI) have declined remarkably since the availability antiretroviral treatment (ART). Nearly half all persons infected with HIV however do not know their HIV-status, diagnosis an OI may be first manifestation infection. Therefore, knowledge presentation OIs management should remain essential part clinicians' expertise. After starting ART immune system will improve; in this context unmasked or clinical known worsen. Before therefore, it is to rule out any asymptomatic latent OI. For same reason, case a OI, start must often deferred for some weeks after treatment. Treatment complex results large pill-burden patient potential multiple drug-drug-interactions, particularly once has started. Many treatments are also associated frequent drug side-effects allergies. can prevented specific antimicrobial agents CD4 decreased below defined threshold. However, main prevention timely recognition infection early before complications appear.