Worldwide, TB is the single biggest cause of serious illness and death in patients with HIV. However factors associated with a poorer immunological response to treatment are poorly understood and studies exploring the significance of TB on CD4 cell gains after starting treatment have produced contradictory results.[more]

In order to decrease amount of doctor visits while increasing immunogenicity this study assessed the immunogenicity and safety of a combination measles, mump, rubella, and varicella vaccine (MMRV) administered concomitantly with a pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-7).[more]

There are many CNS diseases, including multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which have an inflammatory component, though no direct link has been established between incidence and a CNS-resident infectious agent.[more]

Workers began culling 17 000 chickens at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong on Wednesday this week after a dead chicken tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian virus.[more]

For HIV-TB co-infected patients, the WHO recommends efavirenz-based ART as rifampicin, which is an essential component of anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) reduces the plasma concentration of nevirapine, an important first line treatment in resource limited countries.[more]

Cases of AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) have fallen significantly since the introduction of effective antiretroviral therapy.[more]

Leprosy affects skin and peripheral nerves.[more]