PMID- 19058599
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090205
LR  - 20081208
IS  - 0125-1562 (Print)
IS  - 0125-1562 (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 4
DP  - 2008 Jul
TI  - Lessons learned about opportunistic infections in southeast Asia.
PG  - 625-41
AB  - Southeast Asia is a region where the number of people infected with HIV/AIDS is 
      one of the fastest growing in the world. Tuberculosis (TB) has grown along with 
      the HIV epidemic. TB is not only the most common AIDS-defining illness but is 
      also the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in AIDS patients. 
      Cryptococcosis (meningitis or disseminated) is one of the most common 
      opportunistic infections in AIDS patients. Cryptococcal meningitis is the first 
      in the differential diagnosis considered with meningeal irritation. Penicillosis, 
      a unique systemic mycosis, is an important emerging public health problem and has 
      been classified as an AIDS defining illness in endemic areas like Thailand. 
      Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci) pneumonia has been one of the most important 
      opportunistic infections in AIDS patients. Among parasitic infections, 
      cryptosporidiosis is the most common intestinal protozoan infection relating to 
      diarrhea in AIDS patients and toxoplasmosis is the only parasitic infection of 
      the nervous system with a substantial incidence, up to 14.8%. Cytomegalovirus 
      (CMV) retinitis has a lower prevalence compared to other opportunistic 
      infections. In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the 
      incidence of opportunistic infections has significantly reduced in the past few 
      years. Subsequently, the phenomena of immune restoration inflammatory syndrome 
      (IRIS) in AIDS patients has been reported in this region as a result of HAART.
FAU - Nissapatorn, Veeranoot
AU  - Nissapatorn V
AD  - Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 
      Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. nissapat@hotmail.com
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
PL  - Thailand
TA  - Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
JT  - The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
JID - 0266303
SB  - IM
MH  - Asia, Southeastern/epidemiology
MH  - Cause of Death
MH  - Cytomegalovirus Retinitis/epidemiology/microbiology/virology
MH  - HIV Infections/drug therapy/epidemiology/*microbiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Meningitis, Cryptococcal/epidemiology/microbiology/virology
MH  - Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology/*microbiology/virology
MH  - Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/epidemiology/microbiology/virology
MH  - Tuberculosis/microbiology/mortality/virology
RF  - 126
EDAT- 2008/12/09 09:00
MHDA- 2009/02/06 09:00
CRDT- 2008/12/09 09:00
PHST- 2008/12/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/02/06 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/12/09 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2008 Jul;39(4):625-41.