Selected primary-care issues in HIV disease.
Primary care for HIV-infected patients includes ensuring that eligible patients receive hepatitis B and A virus vaccinations, all women undergo appropriate screening and follow-up for cervical cytologic abnormalities, and all patients undergo routine screening for renal function abnormalities. Current guidelines in these specific areas of HIV primary care are reviewed. This article summarizes a presentation on issues in primary care for HIV-infected patients by David H. Spach, MD, at the 8th Annual Clinical Conference for Ryan white CARE Act clinicians in New Orleans in June 2005.
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Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000517:prevention & control; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination; D014626:Vaginal Smears