ABC of HIV and AIDS

The ABC of HIV and AIDS is an authoritative guide to the epidemiology, incidence, testing and diagnosis and management of HIV and AIDS.  From an international expert editor and contributor team, this new sixth edition includes expanded coverage of HIV testing, assessment and routine follow up and new chapters outlining problematic conditions associated with HIV and AIDS. Prevention strategies, early diagnosis and antiretroviral drugs and pharmacotherapy are covered in detail as well as children and women with HIV. It also addresses key psychological and mental health issues, patient perspectives and the role of patient engagement.  As knowledge into the illness grows and major advances in HIV therapy see more people living with HIV in the community, the ABC of HIV and AIDS, 6e provides clear practical guidance for general practitioners, hospital doctors, nurses, medical students, counsellors, allied health workers and anyone working and caring for patients with HIV and AIDS.

Contributors, vii Preface, ix 1 Development of the Epidemic, 1 B. Sultan and M. W. Adler 2 Immunology of HIV–1 Infection, 6 M. Noursadeghi and D. Pillay 3 Viral Assays Used in the Diagnosis and Management of HIV Infection, 10 A. M. Geretti and P. Vitiello 4 HIV Testing: Strategies to Prevent Late Diagnosis, 15 A. Palfreeman and E. Fox 5 Clinical Staging and Natural History of Untreated HIV Infection, 20 M. Tenant–Flowers and A. Mindel 6 Routine Assessment and Follow–up of the Newly Diagnosed HIV–positive Individual, 25 L. Waters and D. Asboe 7 Tumours in HIV, 29 M. Bower 8 The Lung and HIV, 35 S. Doffman and R. F. Miller 9 HIV and Tuberculosis Co–infection, 42 F. Perrin, R. Breen and M. Lipman 10 The Gut and HIV, 48 B. Gazzard and M. Nelson 11 Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, 54 R. Gilson and H. Price 12 Neurological Manifestations, 59 H. Manji and R. F. Miller 13 The Eye and HIV, 67 C. Younan, W. Lynn and S. Lightman 14 The Skin and HIV, 72 R. Morris–Jones and E. Higgins 15 The Kidney and HIV, 78 J. Booth and J. Connolly 16 Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV, 83 P. French 17 Women and HIV, 87 C. Wilkinson and D. Mercey 18 HIV Infection in Children, 91 P. McMaster and S. Stokes 19 Antiretroviral Drugs, 97 P. Benn, G. Sethi and I. G. Williams 20 Pharmacopoeia of Treatments, 101 J. Minton, G. Sethi and S. G. Edwards 21 Psychological and Mental Health Issues, 108 B. Hedge 22 Strategies for Preventing HIV Transmission, 114 J. Imrie and G. J. Hart 23 Patient and Community Perspective, 120 G. Brough and N. Lubega 24 The Role of Patient Engagement, 123 C. Sandford Index, 127

Edited by Michael W. Adler , Professor of Genitourinary Medicine/Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Simon G. Edwards , GU/HIV Clinician, Mortimer Market Centre, London, UK Robert F. Miller , Reader in Clinical Infection and Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK Gulshan Sethi , Department of Sexual Health, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK Ian G. Williams , Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK

“An authoritative guide to the epidemiology, incidence, testing and diagnosis and management of HIV and AIDS.”   (MedReview , 1 November 2012) “This excellent new edition has been updated to incorporate developments and current issues in the management of HIV … This edition is highly recommended as the best available overview on HIV and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).”  ( British Journal of Hospital Medicine , 1 August 2012)