HIV infection in children and adolescents / / edited by Raziya Bobat

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2020.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VIII, 322 p.) : 36 illus., 30 illus. in color
• Disciplina: 616.9792
• Soggetto topico: HIV infections; HIV-positive children; HIV-positive youth
• Persona (resp. second.): BobatRaziya
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Introduction and Epidemiology -- Transmission and Pathogenesis -- Diagnosis -- Clinical Manifestation -- Management -- HIV and TB -- Opportunistic Infections -- Immunisation of HIV infected child -- Special Populations, Neonates and Adolescents -- Cure -- HIV and the Microbiome.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book serves as a reference work on pediatric HIV infection and covers the full bandwidth of topics from an introduction to pathogenesis and epidemiology, over the transmission of the HI virus, to clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention strategies. Diseases and disorders occurring in HIV infected persons are discussed in detail. The book covers special populations, such as neonates born to an HIV positive mother and adolescents and examines the specific ways of managing HIV disease in these patient groups. This is the first book to cover palliative care as well as ethical, legal and social issues of HIV infection. .
• Titolo autorizzato: HIV Infection in Children and Adolescents
• ISBN: 3-030-35433-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910380742103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II