title: [Contribution of clinical epidemiology to the management of HIV infections].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this publication is to make clinicians more aware of clinical epidemiology through our experience in the field of human immunodefiency virus (HIV) infection.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Clinical epidemiology is aimed at studying diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of diseases, and their consequences, with the objective of improving both scientific knowledge and patient's management. Examples, including longitudinal studies and clinical trials, illustrate the value of clinical epidemiology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Beyond HIV infection, the importance of both multidisciplinary collaboration and education of clinicians in regard to biostatistical and epidemiological methods is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne et maladies infectieuses, hôpital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morlat
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chêne
mesh_terms: D001699:Biometry; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans