title: Primary care of HIV infection.
abstract: Four cases illustrate some of the issues involved in treating HIV-infected patients in a primary care setting. Primary care physicians are hard-pressed to achieve the same results as infectious disease specialists, yet are increasingly responsible for performing the initial tests, choosing the therapeutic regimen, ensuring the patient's compliance with the regimen, and monitoring the results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sexton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003663:Decision Trees; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents