The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen that causes infection in
immunocompromised individuals such as HIV patients, organ transplant patients …

In patients with HIV-1 infection who are starting combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), the
incidence of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is not well defined. We did …

Although Cryptococcus neoformans and cryptococcosis have existed for several millennia, a
century has passed since the discovery of this encapsulated yeast and its devastating …

Cryptococcosis is an infectious disease caused by pathogenic encapsulated yeasts in the
genus Cryptococcus. Currently, two species of these fungi commonly cause disease in …

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

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is consistently found in biopsy samples
from patients with AIDS-related and" classical" Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Although highly …

ObjectiveNew information warrants updated recommendations for the 4 central issues in
antiretroviral therapy: when to start, what drugs to start with, when to change, and what to …

Background Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced in 1997. We aimed
to assess the continuing effect of this treatment on survival and progression to AIDS after HIV …

Objectives.—To review the epidemiologic, clinical, and pathological characteristics and the
public health implications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—associated tuberculosis …