Book DescriptionOur understanding of HIV is constantly increasing, and practice standards continue to evolve What was previously a progressive disease with frequent debilitating complications is now, for many patients, a treatable chronic medical condition The resulting changes in patient management present important challenges to practicing озтпх physicians Each patient encounter offers an opportunity to alter the course of this epidemic, and primary care providers play an essential role in such efforts HIV, second edition makes a valuable contribution to the current knowledge base of this disease In light of the latest research, HIV addresses pertinent issues in HIV management and care It is fully updated, offering expanded chapters on epidemiology, transmission, pathogenesis, and diagnosis, in addition to new research on opportunistic infections and cancers Unique to this edition are chapters that address pharmakokinetics, resistance testing, therapeutic drug monitoring, long-term treatment complications, and HIV in the special populations of women, minorities, and injection drug users This ten-chapter volume is filled with tables, charts, figures, and an insert of color photographs, making vital data easily accessible to busy clinicians Two appendices provide a drug glossary and the latest updates on post-exposure prophylaxis Written by an exceptional team of authors with established clinical, teaching, and research field expertise, HIV, second edition, presents indispensable information for the primary care of HIV-infected patients.  Wenders2003 г 300 стр ISBN 1930513356.