Document 0482
 DOCN  M9490482
 TI    Animal-associated opportunistic infections among persons infected with
       the human immunodeficiency virus.
 DT    9411
 AU    Glaser CA; Angulo FJ; Rooney JA; Program in AIDS Prevention Studies,
       University of California, San; Francisco 94105.
 SO    Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Jan;18(1):14-24. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94331504
 AB    A number of animal-associated infections occur in persons infected with
       the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including those due to
       Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium, Microsporida, Salmonella,
       Campylo-bacter, Giardia, Rhodococcus equi, Rochalimaea, and Listeria
       monocytogenes. Most of these infections, with the exception of those due
       to Rochalimaea, appear to be acquired by the immunosuppressed individual
       from sources other than exposure to animals. Drs. Glaser and colleagues
       review our current understanding of the role of exposure to animals,
       especially pets, in the natural history of these opportunistic
       infections. They suggest that the risk of zoonotic transmission is small
       and offer practical suggestions designed to reduce this low risk. They
       conclude that the benefits of animal companionship outweigh the risks to
       patients and that prohibition of pet ownership by individuals infected
       with HIV is not warranted.
 DE    Animal  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/*MICROBIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY  Campylobacter
       Infections/TRANSMISSION  Corynebacterium Infections/MICROBIOLOGY
       Cryptococcosis/MICROBIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Cryptosporidiosis/TRANSMISSION
       Giardiasis/TRANSMISSION  Human  Listeria Infections/MICROBIOLOGY
       Microspora Infections/COMPLICATIONS  Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
       Infection/MICROBIOLOGY/  TRANSMISSION  Salmonella
       Infections/MICROBIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Salmonella Infections,
       Animal/TRANSMISSION  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
       Toxoplasmosis/TRANSMISSION  Toxoplasmosis, Animal/TRANSMISSION
       Zoonoses/TRANSMISSION  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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