title: Primary care of the patient with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: Primary care of the person with HIV/AIDS is a complex endeavor with many components. The primary care provider's goal is to combine preventive health care interventions that are known to be effective, with ongoing surveillance and treatment of HIV-related and non-HIV-related medical problems, and effective antiretroviral therapy when indicated. The provider needs to have an approach that enhances trust, involves the patient in important health care decisions, and meets the patient's own expectations for health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Brown University School of Medicine, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors