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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817008703321

Autore

Hall John C. <1947->

Titolo

HIV/AIDS in the post-HAART era : manifestations, treatment, and epidemiology / / John C. Hall, Brian J. Hall, Clay J. Cockerell ; cover designer, Mary McKeon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Shelton, Connecticut : , : People's Medical Publishing House, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-60795-936-4

1-4619-3630-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1046 p.)

Disciplina

616.97/92

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease)

HIV infections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

""HIV/AIDS in the Post-HAART Era ""; ""Contributors ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Abbreviations & Acronyms ""; ""Part I - History ""; ""Ch1: An Epidemic of Unknown Proportion: The First Decade of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch2: A Personal History of the Discovery of HIV ""; ""Part II - Prevention ""; ""Ch3: Facing HIV/AIDS Prevention ""; ""Part III - The Disease ""; ""Ch4: HIV Transmission ""; ""Ch5: Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch6: Virology of HIV ""; ""Ch7: Laboratory Testing for HIV/AIDS ""; ""Part IV - Clinical Manifestations ""

""Ch8: Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV/AIDS """"Ch9: Viral Hepatitis and HIV Coinfection ""; ""Ch10: Gastrointestinal Manifestations of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch11: Cardiovascular Manifestations of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch12: Pulmonary Manifestations of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch13: HIV-1 and the Nervous System: Past, Present, and Future ""; ""Ch14: Ophthalmic Manifestations of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch15: Metabolic Consequences of HIV/AIDS ""; ""Ch16: An Overview of Psychiatry in AIDS Care ""; ""Ch17: The Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ""; ""Part V - Treatment ""; ""Ch18: Treatment of HIV ""

""Ch19: Treatment of Viral Infections """"Ch20: Treatment of Bacterial Infections ""; ""Ch21: Management of Opportunistic Fungal Infections in



HIV/AIDS Patients ""; ""Ch22: HIV/AIDS and TB Coinfection: A Political Call to Action ""; ""Ch23: HIV-Related Tuberculosis ""; ""Ch24: AIDS-Associated Malignancies and Their Treatment ""; ""Part VI - AIDS and Specific Populations ""; ""Ch25: Children with HIV Infection ""; ""Ch26: Meeting the Unique Needs of HIV-Positive Women ""; ""Ch27: Commercial Sex and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic ""

""Ch28: African Americans and HIV: Epidemiology, Context, Behavioral Interventions, and Future Directions for Prevention """"Ch29: HIV/AIDS in Hispanic/Latino Communities ""; ""Ch30: HIV/AIDS in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities ""; ""Ch31: AIDS and Aging: A Living Experience ""; ""Part VII - AIDS and Society ""; ""Ch32: At 30 Years: HIV/AIDS and Other STDs Among Persons Who Use Psychoactive Drugs ""; ""Ch33: HIV and Violence Against Women ""; ""Ch34: HIV-Related Stigma ""; ""Part VIII - AIDS in Specific Geographic Regions ""; ""Ch35: AIDS in Africa ""

""Ch36: AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia """"Ch37: AIDS in Asia and the Pacific ""; ""Ch38: AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean ""; ""Part IX - The Future ""; ""Ch39: Adolescents and the Future of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic ""; ""Ch40: Development of Antiviral Therapeutics for HIV-1 Infection and AIDS ""; ""Ch41: An HIV Vaccine: Is It Possible? Are We Getting Closer? ""; ""Ch42: Future Directions ""; ""Ch43: The Next Pandemic: Preparedness, Prediction, and Publicity ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""Index ""