Development of Stroke Systems of Care
STROKE SYSTEM OF CARE DEFINED A system of health care delivery represents the continuum of services offered to a patient or a population of patients (Institute for Healthcare Improvement [IHI],…
The Future of Stroke Care
INTRODUCTION As stroke care has changed rapidly over the last several decades, we continue to progress and are on the precipice of major change both in stroke care as well…
Bartonella infections in HIV-infected individuals
Chapter 33 Bartonella infections in HIV-infected individuals Jane E. Koehler Historical Perspective Bacillary angiomatosis (BA), a unique vascular proliferative lesion, was first described by Stoler and colleagues in 1983 [1]…
STDs and syphilis
Chapter 36 STDs and syphilis Elysia Larson, Jeffrey D. Klausner Introduction Sexually transmitted infections like syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis have circulated for thousands of years, long before the…
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
Chapter 37 Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 Lynne M. Mofenson Introduction Globally, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the primary mode of HIV-1 acquisition in children. Prior to the development of…
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Chapter 24 Pneumocystis pneumonia Robert J. Blount, J. Lucian Davis, Laurence Huang Introduction Prior to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) was an unusual cause of pneumonia, occurring almost exclusively…
HIV-associated tuberculosis
Chapter 26 HIV-associated tuberculosis Leyla Azis, Edward C. Jones-López, Jerrold J. Ellner Introduction Over the last three decades, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV epidemics have become inextricably connected in a bidirectional…
Oral complications of HIV infection
Chapter 15 Oral complications of HIV infection John S. Greenspan, Deborah Greenspan Introduction Oral lesions have been recognized as prominent features of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency…
Complications resulting from antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection
Chapter 14 Complications resulting from antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection David Nolan, Simon Mallal, Peter Reiss Introduction The treatment of HIV infection has passed through a number of distinct phases…
