Title
Bacterial infections associated to HIV/AIDS infection.

Abstract
The opportunists infections that are presented in the patients infected by the virus of the human immunodeficiency (HIV) they have numerous agents, among which the bacterial infections represent a high morbidity and mortality. The indigenous bacteria can turn patogenous in the patients that suffer the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), reason why the appropriate knowledge of the mentioned microorganisms, of its virulence mechanisms and technical diagnostic it will drive to an effective therapy. We describe theoretical and practical aspects of interest on the mainly associate bacterial infections. We was carried out review of the literature in the lapse understood among the years 1982-2003.

Key words
HIV/AIDS infection, Bacterial infections, Microbiological diagnostic, Prevention.

Introducción

Las infecciones bacterianas en pacientes con infección por el Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH) y que pueden evolucionar a un Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (SIDA) tienen las siguientes características:

Con relación al último punto, pueden deberse a:

Como es bien conocido, el déficit inmunológico se debe a: