HIV-positive smokers are at high risk of contracting bacterial pneumonia - a common and serious lung infection in people living with HIV - compared to their non-smoking counterparts.
An analysis of previous studies published in the journal BMC Medicine reveals that smokers with HIV were at double the risk of contracting bacterial pneumonia compared to HIV-positive non-smokers. However, when people stopped smoking their risk was reduced.
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