Chapter 29 Cryptococcosis and other fungal infections (histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis) in HIV-infected patients Kathleen R. Page, Richard E. Chaisson, Merle Sande Introduction Systemic fungal infections are generally late manifestations of…
Chapter 18 Gastrointestinal disorders in HIV including diarrhea Marie-Louise C. Vachon, Douglas T. Dieterich Introduction Gastrointestinal complaints are common among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In the early…
Chapter 39 Special issues regarding women with HIV infection Ruth M. Greenblatt, Monica Gandhi Nature of the HIV Epidemic Among Women Globally, about half the cases of HIV infection (or…
Chapter 30 Infection due to Penicillium marneffei Thira Sirisanthana, Khuanchai Supparatpinyo Introduction Penicillium marneffei infection is one of the most common opportunistic infections in persons with advanced human immunodeficiency virus…
Chapter 34 Management of herpesvirus infections (cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and varicella-zoster virus) W. Lawrence Drew, Kim S. Erlich Cytomegalovirus General comments With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy…
Chapter 11 Overview of antiretroviral therapy Susa Coffey, Paul A. Volberding Introduction Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy (ART) is one of the most dramatic examples of successful drug development in the history…
Chapter 12 Development and transmission of HIV drug resistance Mark A. Wainberg, Gerasimos J. Zaharatos Introduction HIV-1 drug resistance has emerged as a major problem that limits the effectiveness of…
Chapter 40 HIV disease among substance users treatment issues R. Douglas Bruce, Frederick L. Altice, Gerald Friedland Epidemiology HIV/AIDS and illicit drug use adversely impact tens of millions of people,…
Chapter 38 Managing HIV infection in children and adolescents Elizabeth H. Doby, Andrew T. Pavia Epidemiology The epidemiology of HIV disease in children in developed countries has changed substantially. These…
Chapter 6 Acute HIV infection Anthony D. Kelleher, David A. Cooper Introduction Although HIV infection is a chronic progressive infection, it is well recognized that the initial stages of the…
