Pneumococcal Disease and HIV Infection

Letters1 March 1993Pneumococcal Disease and HIV InfectionCharles F. Gilks, MDCharles F. Gilks, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-118-5-199303010-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Janoff and colleagues [1] are to be congratulated on a clear and comprehensive review of the importance of the interaction of HIV infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Despite the extent of pneumococcal infection worldwide and its associated mortality and morbidity at all ages, only a few such studies (mostly small or retrospective) have been published.Pneumococcal infection is particularly important in Africa, where HIV infection is so prevalent. We have been studying high-grade (nonopportunistic) bacterial infections in Nairobi for several years. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of bacteremia in HIV-seronegative adults admitted to the hospital and is ...References1. Janoff EN, Breiman RF, Daley CL, Hopewood PC. Pneumococcal disease during HIV infection. Epidemiologic, clinical and immunologic perspectives. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 117:314-24. Google Scholar2. Gilks CF, Brindle RJ, Otieno LS, Simani PS, Newnham RS, Bhatt SM, et al. Life-threatening bacteraemia in HIV-1 seropositive adults admitted to hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Lancet. 1990; 336:545-9. Google Scholar3. Gilks CF, Ojoo S, Paul J, Brindle R, Batchelor R, Kimari J, et al. Pneumococcal disease in a cohort of low-class HIV-1 seropositive Nairobi prostitutes (Abstract POB 3555). Eighth International Conference on AIDS. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 19 to 24 July 1992. Google Scholar4. Simani P, Gilks C, Brindle R, Otieno L, Okello G, Ndinya-Achola J, et al. The role of pneumococcal disease among HIV seropositive and seronegative patients with acute pneumonia in Nairobi, Kenya (Abstract POB 3899). Eighth International Conference on AIDS. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 19 to 24 July 1992. Google Scholar5. Gilks CF, Ojoo SA, Brindle RJ. Non-opportunistic bacterial infections in HIV-seropositive adults in Nairobi, Kenya. AIDS 1991; 5(Suppl 1):S113-6. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Charles F. Gilks, MD PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTreating Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaPneumococcal Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Could Currently Available Vaccines Avert a Crisis?BACTERIAL INFECTIONSResearch Priorities for the Common HIV-Related Respiratory InfectionsBacterial Pneumonia in Adult Patients with HIV InfectionBACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTSTropical respiratory medicine. 1. Pulmonary infections in the tropics: impact of HIV infection. 1 March 1993Volume 118, Issue 5Page: 393-394KeywordsHIV infectionsMorbidityMortalityPathogensPneumococcusPneumoniaRetrospective studiesStreptococcusTuberculosisVaccines ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 March 1993 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1993 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...