Care of the AIDS Patient With Pneumocystis Pneumonia

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Care of the AIDS Patient With Pneumocystis Pneumonia

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- Pneumocystis pneumonia and AIDS have been linked together for many years. In the 1980s and 1990s, these diseases often resulted in admission to the critical care unit for many patie

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Tags: AIDS, STD, Pneumonia, Disease and Condition, Critical Care

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New CE article (read it free) ~ Care of the AIDS Patient With Pneumocystis Pneumonia http://bit.ly/6W97Py

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Immune Modulation as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia

hindawi.com — “Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungal respiratory pathogen that causes life-threatening pneumonia (Pcp) in patients suffering from defects in cell-mediated immunity, including those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and immunosuppression secondary to chemotherapy or organ transplantation. Despite major advances in health care, the mortality associated with Pcp has changed little over the past 25? years. Pcp remains a leading cause of death among HIV infected patients, with mortaliView full resource at hindawi.com

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AIDS at 30: Medical Milestones in the Battle Against a Modern Plague – TIME Healthland

healthland.time.com — “When the federal government reported on June 5, 1981, that "5 young men, all active homosexuals" had been diagnosed with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Los Angeles, no one yet knew that these were the country's first reported cases of AIDS.View full resource at healthland.time.com

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AIDS Milestones: first patient 'cured' of AIDS in 2008 | http://ti.me/jdfBFv

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Health Policy Research Roundup: Length of hospital stays, analyses of Obama's reform proposals

news-medical.net — “Archives Of Internal Medicine: Hospital Cost Of Care, Quality Of Care, And Readmission Rates - This study compares patients treated for pneumonia and congestive heart failure (CHF) and finds that high-cost hospitals don't always deliver better care. The researchers, who based their analysis on the data from 3,146 hospitals in the 2004 to 2006 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR), report that "risk-adjusted costs of care for CHF and pneumonia varied widely between hospitals, althouView full resource at news-medical.net

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