AIDS

, by Devita, Vincent T.; Hellman, Samuel; Rosenberg, Steven A.

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ISBN: 9780397512294 | 0397512295
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/1/1992

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Basic considerations
Origin of AIDS	p. 3
Etiology of AIDS: Biology of Human Retroviruses	p. 13
The Molecular Biology of HIV-1	p. 39
Immunopathogenesis of HIV Infection	p. 61
Immune Responses to HIV Infection	p. 77
Epidemiology
Global Aspects of the HIV Epidemic	p. 89
Epidemiology of HIV in the United States	p. 99
Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus	p. 111
Clinical Manifestations
Clinical Spectrum of HIV Disease	p. 123
Serologic Tests for Human Immunodeficiency Virus	p. 141
Infectious Complications of HIV	p. 157
Pneumocystis carinii and Other Protozoa	p. 157
Fungal Infections in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	p. 167
Tuberculosis and Other Bacterial Infections	p. 180
Herpesvirus Infection in Individuals With HIV Infection	p. 193
Kaposi's Sarcoma and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	p. 209
Lymphoma and Other Miscellaneous Cancers	p. 225
Central and Peripheral Nervous System Complications of HIV-1 Infection and AIDS	p. 237
Gastrointestinal Manifestations of HIV Infection and AIDS	p. 259
HIV Infection in Children	p. 285
Noninfectious Organ-Specific Complications of HIV Infection	p. 313
Dermatologic Complications	p. 313
Pulmonary Complications	p. 320
Renal Complications	p. 334
Hematologic Complications of HIV Infection	p. 337
Psychiatric and Psychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection	p. 347
Treatment of the HIV Infection
Strategies and Progress in the Development of Antiretroviral Agents	p. 357
Antiretroviral Therapy	p. 373
Azidothymidine and Other Deoxynucleotide Analogues	p. 373
Interferon-[alpha] in HIV Infection	p. 395
Soluble CD4, Immunomodulators, Immunotoxins, and Other Approaches to Anti-HIV Therapy	p. 406
Therapeutic Approach to the HIV-Seropositive Patient	p. 417
Counseling of HIV-Infected Individuals, Their Families, and Their Partners	p. 435
Prevention and Public Health
Prevention of the Sexual Transmission of HIV	p. 443
AIDS Among Drug Injectors: The First Decade	p. 453
The Safety of Blood and Blood Products	p. 463
Perinatal Transmission of HIV	p. 471
AIDS Vaccines	p. 479
A Human Rights Framework for Evaluating AIDS Policies: Consent, Confidentiality, and Antidiscrimination	p. 489
Technical Successes and Social Failures: Approaching the Second Decade of the AIDS Epidemic	p. 497
HIV Infection and the Health Care Worker
Occupational Risk of HIV Infection in Health Care Workers	p. 505
Safety Precautions for the Health Care Worker	p. 517
General Precautions to Prevent the Transmission of Blood-Borne and Aerosolized Pathogens	p. 517
Special Considerations for Surgeons	p. 529
Special Considerations for Dentists	p. 538
Special Considerations for Emergency Personnel	p. 543
Postexposure Management of Health Care Workers Occupationally Exposed to HIV	p. 550
Sterilization, Disinfection, and Environmental Control	p. 556
Management of Health Care Workers Infected With HIV or Other Blood-Borne Pathogens	p. 561
Index	p. 573
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