Recent advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
In industrialized countries, highly active antiretroviral therapy has resulted in significant reductions in morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV/AIDS. At the same time, the management of the HIV-infected individual has become exceedingly complex due to the increasing number of antiretroviral medications and resistance to them. New medications are needed that are effective against the drug-resistant virus. The key advances in the management of HIV/AIDS as seen through the eyes of a front-line HIV physician who has been actively involved in patient care, clinical drug trials and as an educator for the past 15 years will be discussed.
Steinhart
Corklin R
CR
Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education Training Center, Mercy Hospital, 3161 S. Miami Avenue no. 806, Miami, Florida, USA. crstein@steinhartmedical.org.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents