National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - December 31, 1991
Combination therapy with zidovudine ( AZT ) and the experimental drug ddC is well-tolerated and appears to increase the number of certain crucial immune system cells in persons with advanced HIV disease, according to a pilot study of 56 patients supported by the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - November 20, 1991
The benefits of AZT in delaying disease progression to AIDS in the overall HIV-infected population also apply to HIV-infected blacks, Hispanics, women, and former users of injection drugs, according to research supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The report was published in the Novem
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - October 11, 1991
Executive Summary This document provides information on the results of a clinical trial of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) vs aerosolized pentamidine (AP) when given in conjunction with zidovudine for the prevention of recurrent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in persons with AIDS. This study was conducted by th
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - August 1991
Despite current prevention and control efforts, rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and deaths from AIDS are showing an alarming rise in many populations around the world. To curb the current pandemic and its cost to overburdened health care systems, experts are placing a major emphasis on the develop
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; - May 1991
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a life-threatening disease of the immune system, has become a worldwide epidemic since 1981, the year it was first identified. In the United States alone, AIDS has been diagnosed in more than 150,000 persons, and more than 100,000 deaths have been attributed to it. The leading
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases OI Backgrounder - May 1991
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a life- threatening infectious disease of the immune system. Since it was first recognized in 1981, AIDS has become a worldwide epidemic. In the United States alone, an estimated 1 million Americans are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that cau
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