The development of potent antiretroviral treatment (ART) strategies has significantly changed the face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic from a lethal disease to a chronic livable condition for infected individuals with access to care. However, in spite of ground-breaking advances in anti-HIV treatment, cure or eradication attempts have so far failed [...]
Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most common chronic illnesses in Germany. In the affected dialysis patients, the immune system is weakened and the susceptibility to infection is increased: Pneumonia caused by pneumococci is one of the most common causes of death, although patients are vaccinated against [...]
