The International Conference on Opportunistic Pathogens in AIDS (ICOPA)
This conference is being held in New Delhi, India, from 27-29 January 2008.
The discovery of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been a boon to the HIV infected persons, but this has posed a major challenge to health workers. Due to HAART many more HIV infected persons are living longer, while most of the infected can not afford it for life long. Whether or not on HAART, the life time risk of contracting opportunistic infections (OI) is extremely high.
Several issues are involved in the understanding of the interaction between HIV and opportunistic pathogens, their diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis, drug interaction and drug resistance.
This conference will highlight all important AIDS associated issues such MDR and XDR-TB, drug abuse and HIV in Women, HIV vaccine candidates, HIV co-pathogens etc.
Fore more information, please go to: http://www.icopa-india.org