AIDS: Pathogenesis and Treatment (Immunology Series Vol 44)

AIDS. Pathogenesis and Treatment

Human Immunogenetics is one of 46 volumes in a continuing series of books related to specific topics in immunology. This lengthy volume is divided into five major areas of immunogenetics: experimental approaches to immunogenetics, genetics of immunology, the major histocompatibility complex, tumor and viral antigens, and blood and serum components. All chapters are introduced with a basic revie...

AIDS-Related diarrhea pathogenesis, evaluation and treatment

As the AIDS epidemic continues to spread and involve all segments of society, more and more internists and gastroenterologists are called upon to evaluate and treat patients with disabling diarrhea, the most common clinical manifestation of AIDS. It is often asked: Does it make sense to initiate an extensive workup if no specific etiologic agent is identified in many patients? Should we look fo...

HIV/AIDS epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment.

The HIV-1 pandemic is a complex mix of diverse epidemics within and between countries and regions of the world, and is undoubtedly the defining public-health crisis of our time. Research has deepened our understanding of how the virus replicates, manipulates, and hides in an infected person. Although our understanding of pathogenesis and transmission dynamics has become more nuanced and prevent...

ConnCensus Vol. 44 No. 9

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