title: The growing HIV pandemic.
abstract: Well into the third decade of the HIV pandemic, there is still no cure on the horizon and recent results of preventive vaccine studies have been disappointing. HIV diagnoses continue to escalate and a significant proportion of individuals with HIV remain undiagnosed. New antiretroviral treatments have extended the life expectancy of those infected with HIV in developed countries, although the vast number of individuals in low-resource settings have no access at all. Recent prevention initiatives include community studies of vaginal and rectal microbicides, and the provision of antiretrovirals for post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure (PEPSE). Other developments are discussed to provide practitioners with an update on the contemporary issues related to HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Camden Primary Care Trust/Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research, University College, London.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology