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List of abbreviations used in this article AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Comparison between AIDS & HIV | Pediatric classification system
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating AIDS from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
HIV and its Cognitive Effects | HIV Opportunistic Infections
HIV and Coinfections: Tuberculosis and HIV Coinfection | HIV and Tuberculosis Coinfection: Drug Interaction | HIV Coinfection with Hepatitis C | Hepatitis B with HIV Coinfection | HIV associated Nephropathy
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies | HIV Testing in Pregnancy | HIV Testing in Infants
Treatment
Medical Therapy : Pre-exposure Prophylaxis | Post-exposure Prophylaxis | Medical Therapy | Treatment Naive Patients | Monitoring during ART
Surgical Therapy : Surgery
Special Topics : Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy | Importance of Nutrition in a HIV/AIDS Patient | Dietary Management | Cost-Effectiveness of therapy
Prevention : Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention
Treatment Monitoring : Drug Resistance | HIV resistance testing
Prevention & Prophylaxis
AIDS primary prevention | Pre-exposure prophylaxis | Post-exposure prophylaxis | Prevention in prison | IV Drug abusers | HIV among Sex-workers | Immunocompromised travelers
Landmark Trials/Studies
Guidelines
Related Chapters
- HIV infection in infants
- HIV infected adolescents
- AIDS defining clinical condition
- AIDS dementia complex
- AIDS.gov
- AIDS-related lymphoma
- AIDS education and training centers
- AIDS-related complex
Further Reading
- "2007 AIDS epidemic update" (pdf). UNAIDS. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- "UNAIDS Annual Report - Making the money work" (pdf). UNAIDS. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- "Financial Resources Required to Achieve, Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment Care and Support" (pdf). UNAIDS. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- "Practical Guidelines for Intensifying HIV Prevention" (pdf). UNAIDS. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- "Antiretroviral Formulations" (pdf). US Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- "Approved Medications to Treat HIV Infection" (pdf). US Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- "The HIV Life Cycle" (pdf). US Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
External Links
- "UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS". UNAIDS. Retrieved 2008-03-21.