Despite anti-retroviral therapy (ART), human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV)-related
pulmonary disease continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality for people living …

Smoking-related diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are of
particular concern in the HIV-infected population. Smoking rates are high in this population …

Purpose The objective of our study was to evaluate the presence of respiratory symptoms
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a human immunodeficiency virus …

Background Evidence suggests an association between HIV infection and the presence of
obstructive lung disease (OLD). However, the associations between specific markers of HIV …

Chronic lung diseases are increasingly recognised complications of the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Tobacco smoking has many adverse health consequences. Patients with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection smoke at very high rates, and many of the …

Failure of antiretroviral therapy to eradicate HIV, even in individuals who suppress the virus
to undetectable levels, is a consequence of persistent infection in latently infected cells and …

Cigarette smoking is more common among those with HIV compared with the general
population. However, it remains unclear whether smoking alters the natural history of HIV …

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) represents a significant milestone in the battle against AIDS.
However, we continue learning about HIV and confronting challenges 30 years after its …

Rationale: As overall survival improves, individuals with HIV infection become susceptible to
other chronic diseases, including accelerated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …