Pneumonia (PCP) & HIV/AIDS

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The Basics

Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) (February 15, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Pneumonias (February 2012)
From The Well Project
HIV-Associated Pneumonias (Winter 2008)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
You Can Prevent PCP in Children: A Guide for People With HIV Infection (June 21, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pneumonia -- The Basic Facts (June 2007)
From American Lung Association
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
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

Treatment

Pentamidine (October 16, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
An Overview of Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethaprim (Bactrim, Septra, Sulfatrim) (October 8, 2012)
From AIDSinfo
An Overview of Clindamycin (October 5, 2012)
From AIDSinfo
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, Cotrimoxazole (April 23, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Dapsone (Avlosulfon) (April 18, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Stopping PCP Prevention Is Possible at Lower CD4s (February 2011)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Sulfa Desensitization (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
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
Optimizing PCP Therapy (October 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: Report From the Third International Conference on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection (November 1996)
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Update: Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (October 1996)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital

Prevention

Do We Really Need Primary Prophylaxis for OIs Anymore? (April 30, 2012)
From Journal Watch
On TheBodyPRO.com
How to Prevent PCP (May 2008)
From Project Inform
Patients With Undetectable Viral Load, but a CD4 Cell Count Below 200 May Be Able to Stop PCP Prophylaxis (August 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Preventing PCP (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Guidelines on Co-Trimoxazole Prophylaxis for HIV-Related Infections Among Children, Adolescents and Adults in Resource-Limited Settings (PDF) (2006)
Recommendations for a public health approach.
From World Health Organization
Pneumococcal Infection and HIV: Prevention (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

News

Smoking: It Doesn't Make Living With HIV Any Easier (November 1999)
Tips and advice from Nancy Wongvipat, a health education specialist.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: What's New in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapies and Protease Inhibitors? (January 1997)
In The 4th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com

Research

Scientists Sequence Genome of Pathogen Responsible for Pneumocystis Pneumonia (December 26, 2012)
From American Society for Microbiology
On TheBodyPRO.com
Infectious and Non-Infectious Lung Disease Risk Increased for Those With HIV (September 29, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
Study Finds Pfizer's Pneumonia, Meningitis Vaccine Protects Against Recurrent Pneumonia in HIV Patients (March 4, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Hospitalization for Pneumonia Among Individuals With and Without HIV Infection, 1995–2007: A Danish Population-Based, Nationwide Cohort Study (November 15, 2008)
In Clinical Infectious Diseases
Differing Causes of Lung Infections in HIV-Positive Patients: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment (July 15, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Vaccination for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Effective in HIV-Positive Men (March 11, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
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
On TheBodyPRO.com
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
Pneumocystis Pneumonia (June 10, 2004)
In New England Journal of Medicine
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

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