See also: MAC (Mycobacterium Avium Complex), Sexually Transmitted Infections, Staph Infections (including MRSA), Chlamydia Basics, Gonorrhea Basics, Syphilis Basics, Syphilis and HIV, Tuberculosis (General Information), Tuberculosis and HIV
Background Information – Fact Sheets
- Opportunistic infections (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
- Bacterial pneumonia (Poz)
- Bacterial diarrhea (salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, and shigellosis) (Poz)
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (Poz)
- Mycobacterium Kansasii (Poz)
- Syphilis (Poz)
- Tuberculosis (Poz)
Guidelines
- Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents – from the AIDSInfo website
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015 – detailed 140-page guidelines published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Selected Recent Articles
- Meningitis Outbreak Strikes Gay and Bi Men in Southern California. (September 2016, Poz)
- ACIP recommends meningitis ACWY vaccine for persons with HIV. (June 2016, Healio); related coverage from MedPage Today
- ‘Choosing Wisely’ in HIV Medicine – Should We Stop Giving MAC Prophylaxis? (March 2016, Journal Watch)
- Vaginal Bacteria May Raise HIV Risk in South Africa. (May 2015, Poz)
- Stopping cotrimoxazole during antiretroviral therapy raises risk of bacterial illness, malaria, Ugandan trial shows. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
- Daily Antibiotic May Work as PrEP Against STIs Other Than HIV. (February 2015, Poz)
- Pilot study suggests that PrEP for other STIs might work. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
- Gay and bisexual men in UK warned of Shigella outbreak. (January 2014, AIDSmap)
- Gay men who don’t have anal sex still at high risk of bacterial STIs. (November 2013, AIDSmap)
- Risk of MRSA High Among People Living With HIV. (September 2014, TheBodyPro)
- Vaccinations for Meningitis Appear to Protect NYC Gays. (August 2013, Poz)
- Two New Therapies Successfully Treat Gonorrhea. (July 2013, Poz)
- High rates of gonorrhoea among people living with HIV in the US. (June 2013, AIDSmap)
- 2012: half a million sexually transmitted infections in England. (June 2013, AIDSmap)
- HIV Med Selzentry (Maraviroc) Found to Fight Staph Infection. (January 2013, Poz)
- Life-Threatening Meningitis Cluster in NYC HIV+ Men Sparks Warning. (September 2012, Poz)
- ‘Social networks’ may explain high prevalence of MRSA colonization seen in patients with HIV. (February 2012, AIDSmap)
