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Opportunistic infections with HIV Mar 5, 2000 What explains the differences in the incidence of opportunistic infections in clients with HIV? |
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Response from Dr. Feinberg
 No one knows for certain but it's probably due to inherent differences in the disease-causing ability ("pathogenicity") of the organism. TB is virulent enough to cause disease in people with normal immune systems, but another mycobacterium, MAC, doesn't cause disease until T-cell immunity is almost wiped out. |
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