More than half of available hospital beds are occupied by HIV-infected persons.

Bacterial pneumonia is associated with an increased mortality among HIV-infected persons (462,471,472).

HIV-infected persons should receive pneumococcal and influenza vaccine as recommended.

During this period, an HIV-infected person can still spread the disease, even though a test will not detect any antibodies in his or her blood.

HIV-infected persons who are unaware of their infection do not reduce risk behaviors (13,14,15).

However, available data are insufficient to justify a recommendation against HIV-infected persons working in such settings.

HIV-infected persons are at higher risk for zoster, by a factor of 15--25 times, than the general population (956).

In HIV-infected persons, the need for booster doses has not been determined.

Transmission might theoretically occur either though biting or receiving a bite from an HIV-infected person.

India is ranked 3rd highest among countries with a high rate of HIV-infected persons.