The incidence of nearly all AIDS-defining opportunistic infections (OIs) decreased
significantly in the United States in the years 1992–1998; decreases in the most common …

Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in AIDS patients, particularly in
Southeast Asia and Africa. Cases also occur in patients with other forms of …

Background: There is little systematic information regarding the immune reconstitution
inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Objective: To determine the incidence, risk factors, and long …

Suppression of HIV replication by highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) often restores
protective pathogen-specific immune responses, but in some patients the restored immune …

The discovery of effective therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has
improved the outlook for patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)(75 …

Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) may present as a clinical
worsening or new presentation of cryptococcal disease after initiation of antiretroviral …

Cryptococcus neoformans strains classically have been grouped into two varieties that
included five serotypes known as C. neoformans variety neoformans (serotypes A, D, and …

Background To determine if infectious disease events in HIV‐infected patients treated with
highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are a consequence of the restoration of …

The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-infected patients initiating
antiretroviral therapy (ART) results from restored immunity to specific infectious or non …

The institution of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-infected patients
restores protective immune responses against a wide variety of pathogens and dramatically …