Increased risk of Pneumocystis carinii and community-acquired pneumonia with tobacco use in HIV disease
Author(s) -
Maria José MíguezBurbano,
David Ashkin,
Allan Rodríguez,
Robert Duncan,
Arthur E. Pitchenik,
Noaris Quintero,
Monica Flores,
Gail ShorPosner
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.07.010
Subject(s) - pneumocystis carinii , medicine , pneumonia , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , environmental health , pneumocystis pneumonia , immunology , virology , pneumocystis jirovecii
Tobacco smoking-related diseases continue to be of great health concern for the public, in general, and may be particularly deleterious for immunosuppressed HIV-positive individuals, who exhibit widespread tobacco use.
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