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Is there any connection between bacteria in the blood and hiv / aids ?
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No: Bacteria growing while in the blood (sepsis / septicemia) or simply being found in the blood (bacteremia -- we get this when we brush our teeth or pass stool) are very familiar, but the opportunitistic infections in HIV / aids are seldom caused by the common bacteria, since the antibody defenses are largely intact. Great question, though.
Answered 6/10/2014
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