PREVENTION OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS IN HIV

Course overview

HIV/ AIDS PATIENTS WITH A LOW CD4 COUNT HAVE DECREASED HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNITY, PREDISPOSING THEM TO OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS. THESE DISEASES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF COMMON OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS IN HIV/AIDS PATIENTS. IT WILL PROVED A CONCISE REVIEW FOR AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, SPECIALISTS, AND NURSES IN THE CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTIC USE AND VACCINATIONS AGAINST COMMON OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS.