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Pneumonia (PCP) & HIV
The Basics
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) -- Overview (Regularly Updated)
From aidsmap.com
- How to Prevent PCP (May 2008)
From Project Inform
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) (March 12, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- HIV-Associated Pneumonias (Winter 2008)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Preventing PCP (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Pneumocystosis and HIV (January 2006)
A clinical overview from an online textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
- Update: Stopping PCP Prophylaxis (October 1999)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- You Can Prevent PCP in Children: A Guide for People With HIV Infection (July 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Stopping PCP Prophylaxis after Suppressing HIV (April 1999)
When HIV is suppressed, is PCP prevention always necessary?.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Pneumococcal Infection and HIV (November 1998)
A clinical overview from an online textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
From HIV InSite
- OI Update: Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (June 1998)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Staying Well (Summer 1997)
Women and PCP.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- PCP -- Forgotten But Not Gone (January 1997)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Pneumonia -- The Basic Facts
From American Lung Association
Treatment
- Dapsone (Avlosulfon) (September 28, 2007)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Pentamidine (July 23, 2007)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX, Bactrim, Septra) Fact Sheet (June 25, 2007)
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From AIDS InfoNet
- Sulfa Desensitization (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
- An Overview of Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethaprim (Bactrim, Septra, Sulfatrim) (January 18, 2005)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (December 17, 2004)
A chapter from "Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents" guidelines.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
News
Research
- Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections Declining in HAART Era (August 8, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pneumococcal Disease Still a Threat for HIV-Positive People; Vaccination Not Always Successful (October 2004)
Quick recap of studies in the journals Clinical Infectious Diseases and the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
- A Trial of a 9-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children With and Those Without HIV Infection (November 2003)
Abstract of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Large Number of PCP Deaths in Texas Hospital HIV Patients Raises Questions About Access to Medical Care (May 30, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Pulmonary Manifestations of HIV Infection in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (January 7, 2002)
From National AIDS Education and Training Centers Program
- Discontinuation of Secondary Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients With HIV Infection Who Have a Response to Antiretroviral Therapy (January 18, 2001)
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Randomized Trial of the Discontinuation of Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients With HIV Infection (January 18, 2001)
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Opportunistic Infection News: PCP Developing Resistance to Some Antibiotics (Autumn 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Invasive Pneumococcal Infections (February 1, 2000)
In Annals of Internal Medicine
- Discontinuing Primary and Secondary PCP Prophylaxis in Patients Who Have Increased CD4 Counts in Response to Antiretroviral Therapy: Preliminary Results -- ACTG 888 (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Poster 244: The Swiss StopCox Study: Is It Safe to Discontinue PCP Prophylaxis in Patients With Detectable Viremia, Low Nadir CD4 Count or T. Gondii Seropositivity? (January 31, 2000)
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
- Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Persons Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (January 2000)
In Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Drug-Resistant PCP Strain Incidence Rises (December 1999)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Discontinuation of Primary Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in HIV-1-Infected Adults Treated With Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (April 29, 1999)
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Does Pneumocystis Carinii Prophylaxis Still Need to Be Lifelong? (April 29, 1999)
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Stopping PCP Prophylaxis after Suppressing HIV (April 1999)
When HIV is suppressed, is PCP prevention always necessary?.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Discontinuing PCP Prophylaxis Under HAART (January 20, 1999)
In The Lancet
- Risk for Primary Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia After the CD4+ T-lymphocyte Count Rises Above 200 cells/µL (November 13, 1998)
In The 36th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from The Body PRO
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