Our results suggest a role for HIV infection itself and for current cigarette smoking in the development of respiratory symptoms and COPD in HIV-infected patients. HAART did not seem to reduce the risk of respiratory symptoms and COPD, in our cases. Thus, our results suggest that HIV-infected patients should be screened for chronic respiratory disease in order to early identify those at risk or those who need specific treatment.
Prevalence and risk factors for chronic obstructive lung disease in HIV-infected patients in the HAART era / Madeddu, Giordano; Fois, Alessandro Giuseppe; Pirina, Pietro; Calia, Giovanna Maria; Piras, Barbara; Spada, Valentina; Lovigu, Carla; Mannazzu, Marco; Becciu, F.; Fiori, Maria Laura; Mura, Maria Stella Anna. - In: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. - ISSN 1758-2652. - 13:4(2010), pp. 232-232. [10.1186/1758-2652-13-S4-P232]
Prevalence and risk factors for chronic obstructive lung disease in HIV-infected patients in the HAART era
Madeddu, Giordano;Fois, Alessandro Giuseppe;Pirina, Pietro;Mannazzu, Marco;Becciu, F.;Mura, Maria Stella Anna
2010-01-01
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Our results suggest a role for HIV infection itself and for current cigarette smoking in the development of respiratory symptoms and COPD in HIV-infected patients. HAART did not seem to reduce the risk of respiratory symptoms and COPD, in our cases. Thus, our results suggest that HIV-infected patients should be screened for chronic respiratory disease in order to early identify those at risk or those who need specific treatment.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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