Updates in HIV and AIDS. Part I (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Michael S. Saag, Henry Masur.
• Editors: Saag, Michael S; Masur, Henry
• Contents: Front Cover; Updates in HIV andAIDS: Part I; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Infectious disease clinicsOf north america; Erratum; Dedication; A Tribute to Dr Robert C. Moellering Jr (1937-2014); Preface; HIV/AIDS; Global Epidemiology of HIV; Key points; Introduction; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia; North Africa and the Middle East; Latin America and the Caribbean; North America, Western Europe, and Oceania; Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Discussion and Program Implications; References; HIV Testing, Staging, and Evaluation; Key points; Introduction; Race and Ethnicity; MSM. Pregnant Women and Perinatally Acquired HIVYouth; Staging; Acute HIV Infection; Chronic HIV Infection; AIDS; Testing; Screening Recommendations; Diagnostic Tools; Initial evaluation and care; Initial Evaluation; Clinical Testing and Case Management; Summary; References; Engagement in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care; Key points; Introduction; Improved HIV outcomes with combination ART; Linkage and Retention in Care; Early entry into care; Attendance to clinic visits; Monitoring and measuring retention in care; Interventions to improve entry and retention in care; Adherence to ART. Monitoring ART adherenceImproving adherence; Adherence reminders; Behavioral interventions; Additional Interventions; Case management, supportive services (housing, food, transportation), and pharmacy support; Nursing-based and community-based counselor care; Priority Populations; Pregnancy; Substance use disorders; Mental illness; Incarceration, homelessness, and marginally housed individuals; Children, adolescents, and young adults; Future Research; References; Antiretroviral Therapy; Key points; Introduction; Goals and principles of antiretroviral therapy. HIV life cycle and targets of antiretroviral drug therapyRationale for combination antiretroviral therapy; NRTIs; Abacavir; Emtricitabine and Lamivudine; Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (or Tenofovir); Zidovudine; NNRTIs; Efavirenz; Etravirine; Nevirapine; Rilpivirine; PI; Atazanavir; Darunavir; Fosamprenavir; Lopinavir; Saquinavir; Tipranavir; Integrase inhibitors; Dolutegravir; Elvitegravir; Raltegravir; CCR5 antagonist; Fusion inhibitor; Summary; References; Antiretroviral Therapy; Key points; Introduction; HIV treatment guidelines; Evidence informing the question of when to start ART. Observational DataClinical Trials; Studies of Pathogenesis and End-Organ Disease; Treatment as Prevention; ART Toxicity; Antiretroviral Resistance; Conditions strongly favoring ART initiation; Pregnancy; Acute Opportunistic Infections; Other Comorbid Conditions; Acute HIV Infection; Challenges and considerations; Summary; References; Beginning Antiretroviral Therapy for Patients with HIV; Key points; Introduction; Pharmacologic strategies; Recommended initial regimens: Tenofovir versus ABC; Tenofovir; ABC; Recommended initial ART regimens: Single-tablet, once-daily regimens; EFV/TDF/FTC.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (255 pages), illustrations (some color), graphs, tables
• Subjects: 614.5993; AIDS (Disease) -- Epidemiology; HIV infections -- Epidemiology; MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine; MEDICAL -- Public Health; AIDS (Disease) -- Epidemiology; HIV infections -- Epidemiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323323284; 0323323286
• Related ISBNs: 9780323323277
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 14, 2014).
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