29- prevention of opportunistic infections in AIDS

1- pneumocytis carinii - trimethoprim and sulphamethoxazole

2-isoniazid sensitive mycobacterium tuberculosis - isoniazid and pyridoxine

3- isoniazid resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis - rifabutin or rifampin

4- mycobacterium avium complex- azithromycin and clarithromycin

5-toxoplasma gondi - trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole

6- prior toxoplasma encephalitis - sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine + leucovorin

7- varicella zoster virus - varicella zoster immunoglobulin

8- cryptococcus neoformans - fluconazole

9-histoplasma capsulatum - itroconazole

10-coccidiodies immitis - fluconazole

11-salmonella species - ciprofloxacin

12- cmv virus- ganciclovir

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VACCINES RECOMMENDED IN HIV PATIENTS

1- hepatitis b to all susceptible patients

2-hepatitis a to all susceptible patients with chronic hepatitis c or at increased risk for hepatitis a

3-influenza virus - all patients annually

4-streptococcus pneumoniae - to all patients

VACCINES RECOMMENDED FOR PREVENTION OF SEVERE OR FREQUENT RECURRENCES

1- HERPES SIMPLEX

2-CANDIDA