#opportunistic infection

Data from 42,000 people with HIV suggest that income and Medicaid coverage play a role in unintentional weight loss.

The Department of Health and Human Services recently updated its antiretroviral treatment and opportunistic infection guidelines.

The updates include new information on optimizing therapy, dealing with virological failure and managing opportunistic infections.

Researchers analyzed autopsies among people with HIV who died in New York City since 1984.

Some of those with a highly damaged immune system develop a harmful inflammatory reaction after beginning antiretrovirals.

HIV treatment in poorer nations has prevented nearly 1 million cases of opportunistic infections, saving close to $50 million annually,

A snapshot of the many possible whole health benefits of HIV therapy.

Problem: To treat HIV-related neurological problems (such as cognitive disorder, dementia and opportunistic infections), doctors need to...

Deciding when to initiate ARV therapy in people who are diagnosed with HIV and an OI at the same time has been a contentious subject.

Many people don’t learn they have HIV until they develop an opportunistic infection (OI)—an illness, such as a fungal or bacterial...

Hospitalizations for any cause in people living with HIV decreased by more than half between 1994 and 2005, according to a study.

A complex mix of symptoms and a shrinking number of aids physicians can add up to an OI (opportunistic infection) ID crapshoot.