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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

List of abbreviations used in this article AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus CD4+: T helper cells CCR5: Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5 CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WHO: World Health Organization PCP: Pneumocystis pneumonia TB: Tuberculosis MTCT: Mother-to-child transmission HAART: Highly active antiretroviral therapy STI/STD: Sexually transmitted infection/disease

Classification

Comparison between AIDS & HIV | Pediatric classification system

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 | Cost-Effectiveness of therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

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

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.

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