title: Recent developments in the diagnosis, antiviral therapy and prevention of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
abstract: The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by an exogenous retrovirus known as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This article briefly reviews the current status of investigations into the molecular biology of HIV and discusses ways in which these studies may influence the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury, Wiltshire, U.K.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Greenaway
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006678:HIV / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D014765:Viral Vaccines