How Do You Get OIs

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Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

PCP and candida esophagitis.... Read more »

will antivirals make oi's dissapear

will antivirals boost a persons cd4 cells from a low 75 to above 200 if so will oi's dissapear.... Read more »

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OI this early?

Is it possible to get opportunistic infections, like pneumonia, as early as 4-6 months after... Read more »

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OIs and Co-Infections and STIs -- Oh, My!

Now that powerful HIV medications can slow down the progression of HIV-related disease and even AIDS, more common illnesses (such as heart disease and cancer) have become a greater concern for people living with the virus. Still, some of the same... Read more »

Rate of OIs and Death Significantly Higher in HIV/HBV- or HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients

The SMART (the Strategic Management of Antiretroviral Therapy) study may have been one of the most important studies of 2006. 1 Initiated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research... Read more »

African Americans With HIV Have Higher OI Rates and Hospital Mortality, but Lower HCV Rates, Than Whites, Hospital Survey Finds

There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read her explanation of the study she presented at ICAAC/IDSA... Read more »

Opportunistic Infections

What Are Opportunistic Infections? Testing for OIs OIs and AIDS What Are the Most Common OIs? Preventing OIs Treating OIs What Are Opportunistic Infections? In our bodies, we carry many germs -- bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses.... Read more »

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ARS / OI confusion

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Alright i'm going crazy ARS/ OI is it something that can be overlooked? I mean i've been on heightened security with my body lately and i'm considering myself under mercy of the weather.
Symptoms for ARS i mean, from what i've read it's something... Read more »

WHO guidelines/ WBC count/ OI's

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Questions:
1. Does anyone know what is WHO window period guidelines?
2. Do WBC count drop during primary infections - say like 10 days - 2 weeks post infection. By WBC count drop, does it mean total leucocyte count or only lymphocytes count. This I am... Read more »

re:brain swelling

Posted by Anonymous

my email address is rustiallen@hotmail.com:this is for the person who posted on the OI forum.

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Helping a Friend

Posted by Anonymous

I want to help my friend he wants to avoid OIs and do it the alternative way can anyone here guide me ?

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