1. Definition of HIV / AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive. Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejac
opportunistic infection) 유발
-Salmonella(animal reservoir) 와 Shigella& S. typi (human carrier)는 병원성세균
-Lactose 발효 (except Shigella & Salmonella)
-Oxidase negative (다른 genera 와 구분)
-Resistance to bile salts (Shigella & Salmonella)
2) 항원 구조 및 혈청학적 분류
혈청학적 분류. 장내세균을 더욱더 세분할 때 이용하며, 질병의 원
Laboratory Monitoring of Patients with HIV Infection
Patients with CD4+ T cell counts <200/L are at high risk of disease from P. jiroveci, while patients with CD4+ T cell counts <50/L are at high risk of disease from CMV, mycobacteria of the M. avium complex (MAC), and/or T. gondii. Patients with HIV infection should have CD4+ T cell measurements performed at the time of diagnosis and every 3&