HIV essentials
By: [edited by] Paul Sax, Calvin Cohen, Daniel R. Kuritzkes
Contributors: UC Medical Humanities Consortium
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781449650926
Subjects: Anti-HIV Agents; Drug therapy; HIV infections; HIV (Viruses); Therapeutic use; HIV Infections; Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Description: Completely revised and updated, HIV Essentials 2012 incorporates the latest clinical guidelines into a step-by-step guide to the diagnosis, evaluation, management and prevention of HIV infection and its complications. Topics also include: opportunistic infections and other HIV complications, treatment of HIV and pregnancy, antiretroviral drug summaries, post-exposure prophylaxis as well as commercially available dosage forms for all ARV's.-publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of HIV infection --; title: Diagnosis and evaluation of HIV infection --; title: Treatment of HIV infection --; title: Treatment failure and resistance testing --; title: Prophylaxis and treatment of opportunistic infections --; title: Complications of HIV infection --; title: HIV infection and pregnancy --; title: Post-exposure and pre-exposure prophylaxis --; title: Antiretroviral drug summaries.