The incidence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are
immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections may …

Lung disease encompasses acute, infectious processes and chronic, non-infectious
processes such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and lung cancer. People …

Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is emerging as a promising
technique for pathogens detection. However, reports on the application of mNGS in mixed …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

Background: The rate of disease progression among persons infected with human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) varies widely, and the relative prognostic value of …

Pneumocystis pneumonia remains the most prevalent opportunistic infection in patients
infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Molecular techniques have provided new …

Although the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) has decreased since the
introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy, it remains an important cause of disease in …

Introduction: Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ) is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause
severe pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Risk factors for Pneumocystis jirovecii …

Although anticapsular antibodies confer serotype-specific immunity to pneumococci,
children increase their ability to clear colonization before these antibodies appear …

Background: _The use of protease inhibitor-containing (PI) combination antiretroviral
therapy has led to a reduction in the incidence of opportunistic illness and mortality (events) …