Discrepancy between sex- and water-associated risk behaviors for cryptosporidiosis among HIV-infected patients in San Francisco

Article Abstract:

HIV patients in San Francisco are highly aware that consumption of tap water increases their risk of cryptosporidia-associated infectious diarrhea, but many continue sexual practices that place them at risk. Researchers surveyed 51 HIV patients at a gastroenterology AIDS clinic, and found that 69% were aware that cryptosporidia in tap water can cause diarrhea, and 78% used bottled or boiled water frequently or exclusively. However, 41% of surveyed patients engaged in unprotected anal intercourse or oral-anal sex, which may be more likely to transmit cryptosporidia than drinking tap water.

Sexual behavior, Usage, Prevention, Risk factors, Bottled drinking water, HIV patients, Diarrhea, Drinking water, Contamination, Cryptosporidiosis, Drinking water, Bottled

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A prospective study of community-acquired bloodstream infections among febrile adults admitted to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda

Article Abstract:

HIV-infected patients are at risk of a bloodstream infection called septicemia that could be caused by one of several organisms. In a study of 299 adults admitted to a Ugandan hospital with fever, 76% were HIV-positive. Twenty-seven percent of the HIV patients had septicemia compared to 15% of those who were HIV-negative. The most common organisms isolated from blood samples were Salmonella, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Only HIV-positive patients were infected with Salmonella and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Causes of, Septicemia

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