HIV-T.B.

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Tuberculosis, (TB), is unique, among, infections,

associated, with HIV,

It is transmissible, to immunocompetent, people,

via, the respiratory, route,

is, not, easily treatable, once, identified,

Multidrug resistance, is a serious, problem,

Tuberculosis, with HIV, co-infection,

(TB/HIV), is a major, world, health, problem,

according, to the World, Health, Organization, in 2007,

456,000, deaths, among incident, TB, cases, were HIV-positive, HIV-TB

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Improved Practices

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Third, of all, TB, deaths,

nearly, a quarter, of estimated, 2 million, HIV, deaths,

in that, year,

Even though,its incidence, has declined,

because, of the use, of directly, observed, therapy,

other improved, practices, in Western countries,

this is not the case,

in developing, countries,

where HIV, is most prevalent,

In early-stage, HIV infection,

(CD4 count >300 cells per µL), TB,

typically, presents, as a pulmonary, disease,

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Advanced HIV infection

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In advanced, HIV, infection,

TB, often, is (systemic)disease, a common, feature,

Symptoms, are usually, constitutional, and are not, localized,

to one, particular, site,

often, affecting, bone marrow, bone,

urinary, and gastrointestinal, tracts,

liver, regional lymph nodes,

and the central, nervous, system,

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PCP

Johns Hopkins ABX Guide 2012 (Johns Hopkins Medicine)

PCP,( Pneumocystis, pneumonia,)

rare in healthy, immunocompetent, people,

but common, among HIV-infected,people,

(PCP), or pneumocystosis, is a form, of pneumonia,

caused, by the yeast-like, fungus,

(which had previously, protozoan,)

Pneumocystis, jirovecii,

This pathogen, is specific, to, humans,

Pneumocystis, is found, in the lungs, of healthy, people,

but being, a source, of opportunistic, infection,

it can cause, a lung infection,

people, with a weak, immune, system,

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Immune system

Pneumocystis, pneumonia,

especially, seen in people,with cancer, HIV/AIDS,

and the use, of medications, that affect, the immune, system.

Before, the advent, of effective, diagnosis, treatment,

and routine, prophylaxis, in Western countries,

it was a common, immediate, cause, of death,

In developing, countries, it is still, one of the first,

indications,of AIDS in untested, people,

although it does, not, generally, occur,

unless, the CD4, count, is less than 200, cells,

per µL of blood. HIV-T.B.
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