Opportunistic infections continue to be a cause of morbidit
y and mortalit
y in HIV-infected patients. The
y often arise because of severe immunosuppression resulting from poor adherence to antiretroviral therap
y, failure of antiretroviral therap
y, or unawareness of HIV infection b
y patients whose first clinical manifestation of AIDS is an opportunistic infection.
The present article is an executive summary of the document that updates the previous recommendations on the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients, namely, infections by parasites, fungi, viruses, mycobacteria, and bacteria, as well as imported infections. The article also addresses immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. This document is intended for all professionals who work in clinical practice in the field of HIV infection.
