HIVAIDS : an atlas of investigation and management

Rodger, A. J.

HIVAIDS : an atlas of investigation and management [E-Book] - Oxford ; Ashland, OH : Clinical Pub., 2011. - 1 online resource (174 pages). - Atlas: HIV . - Atlas: HIV. .

Contributors -- Abbreviations -- : Introduction -- : Pathogenesis of HIV infection -- HIV virology -- HIV and the immune system -- : Treatment of HIV infection -- Antiretroviral drug resistance -- Appendices to Chapter 3: -- : 61Clinical management issues in HIV patients -- Haematological abnormalities -- Liver disease and viral hepatitisco-infections -- HIV and the central nervous system -- Metabolic complications -- : HIV and opportunistic infections -- : HIV and malignancies -- Haematological malignancies and HIV -- : Reproduction and prevention HIV and pregnancy -- Conception in HIV serodiscordant couples -- Post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infectionfollowing sexual and occupational exposure. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

In this new work, authors based at one of London's leading centres for the study and treatment of HIV present a comprehensive visual introduction to the disease. Topics covered include epidemiology and pathogenesis, HIV virology (including management of ART resistance), HIV and the immune system, therapies for HIV infection and their side effects, as well as treatment of the numerous systemic and metabolic diseases that accompany, or result from, HIV infection such as cardiovascular disease, liver disease, neurologic disorders, opportunistic infections and malignancies. The authors also addre.


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HIV infections--Diagnosis--Atlases.
Lentivirus infections.
Immunological deficiency syndromes.
Slow virus diseases.
Virus diseases.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
Retrovirus infections.
Diseases.
Immunologic diseases.
AIDS (Disease)
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis, Differential.
HIV infections.
Lentivirus Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment.
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms.
Slow Virus Diseases
Publication Formats.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Virus Diseases
Publication Characteristics.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Retroviridae Infections
Disease
Immune System Diseases
RNA Virus Infections
Signs and Symptoms
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
HIV Infections
Atlases.
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