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Parasitic Pulmonary Infections

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This chapter deals with three different genuses of parasite, two protozoal and one nematode, that can cause pulmonary disease in patients with HIV infection and AIDS. These organisms are Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium sp. and Strongyloides stercoralis. Lung disease due to these organisms is usually only found in immunosuppressed individuals, for example, those with advanced HIV disease or AIDS.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University College London Medical School, London, UK

    Alimuddin Zumla BSc MB ChB MSc PhD FRCP (Director, Visiting Professor, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases) (Director, Visiting Professor, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases)

  2. Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, London, UK

    Alimuddin Zumla BSc MB ChB MSc PhD FRCP (Director, Visiting Professor, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases) (Director, Visiting Professor, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases)

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

    Alimuddin Zumla BSc MB ChB MSc PhD FRCP (Director, Visiting Professor, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases) (Director, Visiting Professor, Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases)

  4. Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    Margaret Johnson MD, FRCP (Consultant Physician) (Consultant Physician)

  5. Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Division of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, University College London Medical School, London, UK

    Robert Miller MB FRCP (Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Physician, Honorary Consultant Physician) (Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Physician, Honorary Consultant Physician)

  6. Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, London, UK

    Robert Miller MB FRCP (Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Physician, Honorary Consultant Physician) (Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Physician, Honorary Consultant Physician)

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Peters, B.S. (1997). Parasitic Pulmonary Infections. In: Zumla, A., Johnson, M., Miller, R. (eds) AIDS and Respiratory Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3446-8_17

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