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The Basics

Skin Conditions Relating to HIV Infection (Regularly Updated)
From DermNet NZ
Molluscum (May 22, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (PDF) (January 2008)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
MRSA (January 2008)
From Project Inform
What is Staphylococcus Aureus (staph)? (PDF) (October 2007)
From New York State Department of Health
Molluscum Contagiosum (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Skin Problems (2006)
Part of "A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects"
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

News & Research

Data on Staph Links Gays (January 17, 2008)
In Bay Area Reporter
Drug-Resistant MRSA Strain Spreading Through MSM Communities in Boston, San Francisco, Researchers Say (January 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Increased Incidence of Skin Cancers Among HIV-Infected Persons (July 23, 2007)
Abstract of a study (MOPEB086) presented at the 4th International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Australia.
From International AIDS Society
Leprosy Emerging as Health Problem in People on HIV Treatmen in Developing World (October 24, 2006)
In The New York Times

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