Management of the HIV Infected Patient, Second Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1901865282 ISBN 13: 9781901865288

Publisher: CRC Press, 2001

Synopsis

The past two decades, and certainly the past five or six years, have seen remarkable changes in state-of-the-art diagnosis of and therapy for HIV-1 infection. Some advances in the field, such as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), have been nothing short of revolutionary. Completely revised and updated, Management of the HIV-Infected Patient, Second Edition is an authoritative resource on the care of the HIV-infected patient. The book contains state-of-the-art information on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of the various manifestations of HIV infection. The editors have gathered a diverse panel of authors to discuss the significant changes that have occurred over the past few years. New chapters cover recent advances such as increased emphasis on the use of laboratory test for diagnosis and for monitoring disease progression, existing chapters have been brought up-to-date and extended. Drawing on the best expertise available in the United States, Australia, and Europe, the text is an excellent, thorough review of the clinical presentation and management of patients afflicted with HIV.

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Review

"an excellent, thorough review of the clinical presentation and management of patients afflicted with HIVIts practical approach to the patient and the complications related to this disease fills an important niche in the daily care of these complicated patients." -- David W. Hecht, Doody Review Services, Loyola University Medical Center "It is difficult to cover this immense topic in its entirety, but the editors and the authors do a very solid joban extremely useful and important addition to the libraries of physicians and medical scientists who are interested in clinical HIV-1 infection. Care of the HIV-1-infected patient is still a moving target, but the second edition of this textbook clearly hits the mark. It nicely summarizes what we now understand and what still requires further research." -- Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine, September 5, 2002 Promo Copy

Synopsis

HIV-infection can occur in people of many different groups including both homosexual and heterosexual men and women; injecting drug users; persons with haemophilia and recipients of contaminated blood or organs. The clinician who cares for people with HIV infection must be aware of at least three elements: the realities of the disease, the diagnostic and therapeutic capacity of modern medicine, and the psychological and social dimensions that are manifested and reflected by AIDS. Management of the HIV- Infected Patient completely updates the first edition of this work, covering the many changes that have occurred in this rapidly changing field since the first volume's publication. This book provides state-of-the-art information on the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of the various manifestations of HIV infection, presenting all the significant complications of HIV together with management guidelines from primary infection onwards.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1901865282
• ISBN 13: 9781901865288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Crowe Suzanne, Hoy Jennifer, Mills John