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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.

Kidney problems

Adrenal insufficiency common in people with HIV, often unrecognised

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29 May 2024
Opportunistic infections

Cryptococcal meningitis persists in Botswana, despite high antiretroviral coverage

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18 April 2024
Improving HIV care

Huge fall in deaths after improving meningitis care for people with HIV in African hospitals

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11 January 2024
Low CD4 count

Uganda: majority of hospital admissions for AIDS or TB are in people already on HIV treatment

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20 November 2023
Sexual health

Top 5 stories on sexual health from CROI 2023

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9 March 2023
Mpox (monkeypox)

Mpox (monkeypox) can be very severe in people with uncontrolled HIV

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22 February 2023
Opportunistic infections

Major gaps in access to tests for fungal infections in Africa

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1 February 2023
Low CD4 count

What will it take to end advanced HIV disease-related deaths?

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8 August 2022
Health problems & ageing

Which health conditions are more or less common in people with HIV?

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30 May 2022
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Uncontrolled HIV causes the majority of deaths in children with HIV in western Kenya

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14 December 2021
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

High mortality of people living with HIV in Thailand highlights the need for early diagnosis and treatment

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9 November 2021
Opportunistic infections

Improved treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, a leading cause of death in people with HIV

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26 July 2021
Opportunistic infections

Opportunistic infections remain common in people taking HIV treatment in Latin America

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7 July 2020
Low CD4 count

Study shows a 70% decline in baseline CD4 testing in Uganda over six years

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10 June 2020
Lung disease

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

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19 November 2019
TB epidemiology

TB clusters show where HIV treatment is missing in South Africa

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27 August 2019
Opportunistic infections

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

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27 March 2018
Opportunistic infections

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

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24 July 2017
Opportunistic infections

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

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23 July 2017
Lung disease

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

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23 May 2017
Opportunistic infections

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

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1 March 2017
Opportunistic infections

A detectable CMV viral load could signal a high risk of mortality in older individuals hospitalised with HIV-associated TB

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9 August 2016
Opportunistic infections

Package of prophylaxis against infections reduces the risk of death for people starting HIV treatment very late

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8 August 2016
Opportunistic infections

ART has averted over 850,000 HIV-related opportunistic infections in low and middle income countries

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21 March 2016