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Summaries for Patients20 August 2002Can Maintenance Therapy for Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected People Be Stopped Safely?Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-4-200208200-00003 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail What is the problem and what is known about it so far?HIV infection damages the body's ability to resist all types of infection, even by organisms that do not usually cause disease in healthy people (opportunistic infections). Because of increased susceptibility to infection, HIV-positive patients are often advised to take preventive antibiotics on a long-term basis to ward off opportunistic infections. Doctors estimate an individual's level of susceptibility to infection by measuring how many of a particular kind of white blood cell (CD4 lymphocytes) are present in the blood. More CD4 lymphocytes in the blood produce a lower susceptibility ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The summary below is from the full report titled “Safe Interruption of Maintenance Therapy against Previous Infection with Four Common HIV-Associated Opportunistic Pathogens during Potent Antiretroviral Therapy.” It is in the 20 August 2002 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 137, pages 239-250). The authors are O Kirk, P Reiss, C Uberti-Foppa, M Bickel, J Gerstoft, C Pradier, FW Wit, B Ledergerber, JD Lundgren, and H Furrer, for Seven European HIV Cohorts.Summaries for Patients are a service provided by Annals to help patients better understand the complicated and often mystifying language of modern medicine.Summaries for Patients are presented for informational purposes only. These summaries are not a substitute for advice from your own medical provider. If you have questions about this material, or need medical advice about your own health or situation, please contact your physician. The summaries may be reproduced for not-for-profit educational purposes only. Any other uses must be approved by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSafe Interruption of Maintenance Therapy against Previous Infection with Four Common HIV-Associated Opportunistic Pathogens during Potent Antiretroviral Therapy Ole Kirk , Peter Reiss , Caterina Uberti-Foppa , Markus Bickel , Jan Gerstoft , Christian Pradier , Ferdinand W. Wit , Bruno Ledergerber , Jens D. Lundgren , Hansjakob Furrer , and Metrics 20 August 2002Volume 137, Issue 4Page: I-34KeywordsAntibioticsAntiretroviral therapyBloodHIVHIV infectionsLymphocytesOpportunistic infectionsOpportunistic pathogensToxoplasmosisWhite blood cells ePublished: 20 August 2002 Issue Published: 20 August 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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