The medical management of AIDS

Part 1 The virus - its transmission and infection: current trends in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS molecular insights into HIV-1 infection natural history and immunopathogenesis of HIV-1 disease quantitation of HIV viral load - a tool for clinical practice? limiting the risks of health care workers. Part 2 Management of HIV infections and their complications: primary HIV infection initiating routine care for the HIV-infected adult antiretroviral therapy drug interactions and toxicities in patients with AIDS alternative therapies for HIV dermatologic care in the AIDS patient oral complications of HIV infection gastrointestinal tract manifestations of AIDS management of neurologic complications of HIV-1 infection and AIDS HIV disease - psychosocial issues and psychiatric complications haematologic complications of HIV infection cardiovascular complications of HIV infection endocrinologic manifestations of HIV infection renal complications of HIV infection. Part 3 Specific infections and malignant conditions: "pneumocystis carinii" pneumonia disseminated "mycobacterium avium" complex and other bacterial infections tuberculosis in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection cryptococcosis and other fungal infections (histoplasmosis, coccidiomycosis) AIDS-associated toxoplasmosis bacillary angiomatosis and other unusual infections in HIV-infected individuals management of herpesvirus infections (CMV,HSV, VZV) management of syphilis in HIV-infected persons malignancies associated with AIDS. Part 4 Special aspects of AIDS: the chest film in AIDS management of pregnant women with HIV infection paediatric AIDS - perinatal transmission and early diagnosis gender-specific issues in HIV disease HIV nursing care.