title: Impact of current treatment guidelines on minority patients with HIV infection.
abstract: Guidelines regarding treatment of HIV/AIDS are frequently updated in response to the growing complexity of antiretroviral medicine and the volume of data emerging from clinical research. Since april 1998, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued 11 updates of its Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents. These guidelines impact physician practice in the treatment of HIV-infected patients of multiple races and ethnicities, though their benefit in improving outcomes in minority patient populations is not fully understood.
authors.affiliation: Women's HIV/AIDS Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Luther A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Virgil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States