Chronic Lung Disease in HIV Patients.

This narrative review discusses literature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in people living with HIV (PLWH). Existing data indicate that HIV itself, independent of smoking, constitutes a pathogenic agent implicated in this disease condition. COPD can be viewed not exclusively as a pulmonary disease but rather as a systemic syndrome sparked and fueled by a persistent low-grade HIV-attributable inflammatory state.

Homologous prime-boost strategy in neonate mice using Neisseria lactamica.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the immune response to native outer membrane vesicles (NOMVs) of Neisseria lactamica with and without Bordetella pertussis (BP) as adjuvant in intranasal (i.n./i.