The cases with opportunistic infections among HIV patients in Indonesia 2011

Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) reduces the ability of person’s immune system to combat infection from microorganism such as Tuberculosis, Herpes simplex, Candida, Toxoplasma. Some of these microorganism are normal flora and usually do not generate a serious disease in healthy people, therefore these infections are known as opportunistic infections (OIs). The OI by tuberculosis is the most common cause of death for people infected with HIV worldwide. Since the OIs are not well recorded in Indonesia, in 2011 we conducted study in seven provinces to identify the incidence of OIs among HIV patients.