Current therapy for HIV infection and its infectious complications. A practical summary for primary care physicians.
Primary care physicians can play a crucial role in the care of patients with HIV infection. Treatment often requires orchestration of many complex drug regimens. In addition, the patient must make informed decisions about a broad range of care-related issues. Steps in the care of such patients include (1) staging of HIV infection, (2) instituting antiretroviral therapy, and (3) preventing opportunistic infections plus treating opportunistic infections when present. A wide range of established and investigational agents are available for these purposes, and new ones are continually being discovered.
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Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents