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Opportunistic infections are infections that occur more frequently in people with advanced HIV disease, including tuberculosis, cryptococcal meningitis, pneumonia and toxoplasmosis.

Sexual health

Candidiasis (thrush)

About HIV
February 2020
Opportunistic infections

High death rate for HIV-associated meningitis reported in African hospitals

Editor's pick
Avert
22 February 2020
Opportunistic infections

‘No benefit’ in giving HIV-exposed babies co-trimoxazole, study finds

Editor's pick
Avert
25 November 2019
Lung disease

Rates of pneumonia and pneumococcal disease remain high among people with HIV

News
19 November 2019
Access to healthcare

People living with HIV are dying because a medicine is not registered in South Africa

Editor's pick
Daily Maverick
29 August 2019
TB epidemiology

TB clusters show where HIV treatment is missing in South Africa

News
27 August 2019
Opportunistic infections

Gilead fails to keep promise on access to lifesaving drug for people living with HIV

Editor's pick
Médecins Sans Frontières
1 July 2019
Opportunistic infections

A considerable percentage of deaths in HIV patients are due to cryptococcal infections

Editor's pick
Eurekalert Inf Dis
22 May 2019
Opportunistic infections

A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy

Editor's pick
New York Times
8 April 2019
Opportunistic infections

Study: AIDS-immunocompromised populations see more antibiotic-resistant infections

Editor's pick
Eurekalert Inf Dis
27 March 2019
Opportunistic infections

Back to the future with CD4 testing: Improving HIV care in low- and middle-income countries

Editor's pick
Science Daily
16 January 2019
Opportunistic infections

HIV-Positive Patients at Higher Risk of Late Mortality Following Cryptococcal Infection

Editor's pick
Contagionlive.com
4 October 2018
Opportunistic infections

Uganda: No More Septrin for Aids Patients - Government

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AllAfrica
4 September 2018
Access to healthcare

Price cut on medicine will help preserve the health of more people living with HIV

Editor's pick
UNITAID
11 June 2018
Opportunistic infections

Integrase inhibitors do not raise risk of IRIS in severely immunocompromised people

News
27 March 2018
Opportunistic infections

Raltegravir-Intensified ART: More Rapid Declines in HIV Viral Load But No Impact On IRIS

Editor's pick
Contagion Live
13 March 2018
Opportunistic infections

Deadly cryptococcal fungi found in public spaces in South Africa

Editor's pick
Science Daily
8 December 2017
TB transmission & prevention

Tuberculosis and HIV

About HIV
December 2017
Opportunistic infections

HIV: MSF concerned by high numbers of AIDS deaths in sub-Saharan Africa

Editor's pick
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
25 July 2017
Opportunistic infections

Improved treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in HIV could save thousands of lives – if generic drug becomes available

News
24 July 2017
Opportunistic infections

WHO recommends package of tests, treatment and prevention for 'urgent need' people with HIV with low CD4 counts

News
23 July 2017
Health problems & ageing

Mouth problems and HIV

About HIV
June 2017
Lung disease

People with HIV have impaired respiratory health, even when viral load is undetectable

News
23 May 2017
Opportunistic infections

Integrase inhibitors may increase risk of IRIS in late presenters for HIV treatment

News
1 March 2017