Bacterial pneumonia among HIV-infected patients: decreased risk after tobacco smoking cessation. ANRS CO3 Aquitaine Cohort, 2000-2007.

Bacterial pneumonia among HIV-infected patients: decreased risk after tobacco smoking cessation. ANRS CO3 Aquitaine Cohort, 2000-2007.

BACKGROUND: Bacterial pneumonia is still a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients in the era of combination Antiretroviral Therapy. The benefit of tobacco withdrawal on the risk of bacterial pneumonia has not been quantified in such populations, exposed to other import...

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Main Authors: Antoine Bénard, Patrick Mercié, Ahmadou Alioum, Fabrice Bonnet, Estibaliz Lazaro, Michel Dupon, Didier Neau, François Dabis, Geneviève Chêne, Groupe d'Epidémiologie Clinique du Sida en Aquitaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2811185?pdf=render

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