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To: Oliver & Co who wrote (3214)	12/8/1997 12:28:00 PM
From: Izzy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6136

Dr. Oliver: Thanks for the post. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) remains the most common pulmonary infection in HIV patients (more than 80% of AIDS patients will develop PCP and, in 60% of cases, PCP will be the presenting opportunistic infection). PCP usually presents as an acute pneumonia with the chest x-ray showing interstitial infiltrates in 75% of cases. However, other abnormalities include reticulonodular changes, air-space consolidation, solid/cavitary nodules, etc. Spontaneous pneumothorax can occur. Besides bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy, transbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) may confirm diagnosis. Fortunately, more effective treatment is now available and the prognosis has significantly improved. With improved antiretroviral therapy and more aggressive initial combo treatment, I would expect the incidence of PCP to decline.[I am a FCCP.]

To: Oliver & Co who wrote (3214)	12/8/1997 9:13:00 PM
From: Oliver & Co	Respond to of 6136

"AIDS Panel to Clinton: Leadership Is Lacking" USA Today (12/08/97) P. 2A; Hall, Mimi ÿÿÿÿ In its second progress report, the Presidential Council on HIV/AIDS criticizes the Clinton administration for failing to demonstrate a "coherent plan of action" against AIDS, despite the abundance of evidence indicating the effectiveness of preventative efforts.ÿ Specifically, the panel reports that funding for prevention is inadequate compared to the cost of medical care; too few Americans have access to effective medical treatments; and the White House has failed to expand Medicaid to cover all low-income people in the early stages of HIV infection. The panel also urged the administration to encourage removal of the ban on federal funding for needle-exchange programs.ÿ In response to the report, Sandra Thurman--director of the Office of National AIDS Policy--attributed the "sense of diminished priority for AIDS issues" to the fact that the Clinton administration's greatest strides occurred in the first term.ÿ In fact, overall funding for federal AIDS research has risen since Clinton took office in 1993.