Pneumonia (PCP) & HIV/AIDS

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The Basics

Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) -- Overview (Regularly Updated)
From aidsmap.com
Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) (March 19, 2009)
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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
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

Treatment

Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX, Bactrim, Septra) Fact Sheet (June 7, 2009)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Dapsone (Avlosulfon) (April 19, 2009)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Pentamidine (October 23, 2008)
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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

Prevention

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

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

Research

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

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