Category Archives: Co-morbidities

Objectives To determine the efficacy and safety of zinc supplementary in children, adults and pregnant women with HIV infection. Methods We conducted a comprehensive search in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane...

BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) remains the most common opportunistic infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Among patients with HIV infection and PCP the mortality rate...

Malignancy occurs with increased frequency in the HIV-positive population. The true incidence of prostate cancer in this population is unknown. In the few cases that have been presented in the...

CONTEXT: Patients with HIV may have increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease owing to multiple biological mechanisms. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evidence for subclinical atherosclerosis among patients with HIV. DESIGN:...