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5.7 HIV and respiratory disease
Author(s) -
Smith Alexandra I,
Pigott Peter C
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122093.x
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory illness , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , immunology
Up to two‐thirds of people with HIV will have a respiratory illness associated with their infection. Many of these illnesses are treatable and some are preventable. Aggressive investigation of pulmonary symptoms and signs is essential.