Adult HIV
“A very good overview of what one needs to know when working with people infected with HIV.” — Dr Beth Harley, Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
“Highly recommended for the non-HIV specialist that needs to acquire the skills to manage HIV patients in the community in a safe and effective manner.” — FIDSSA Quarterly
Recommended by the SA HIV Clinicians Society in the December 2009 edition of Transcript.
Adult HIV was developed by doctors and nurses with wide experience in the care of adults with HIV, under the auspices of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation at the University of Cape Town. The book aims to enable healthcare workers at primary-care clinics to manage all aspects of HIV-related patient care.
Adult HIV covers:
- an introduction to HIV infection
- management of HIV-infected adults at primary-care clinics
- preparing patients for antiretroviral treatment
- antiretroviral drugs
- starting and maintaining patients on antiretroviral treatment
- an approach to opportunistic infections.
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Price R130 | Pages 120 | Last updated 14 July 2010 | ISBN 978-1-920218-17-1