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A comprehensive overview of the biologic properties of the etiologic viral agent, its clinico-pathological manifestations, the epidemiology of its infection, and present and future therapeutic and preventive options, revised (first edition, 1987) in accordance with a vast amount of new knowledge. Ne...

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Other Authors: Wormser, Gary P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2004.
Edition:4th ed.
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Summary:A comprehensive overview of the biologic properties of the etiologic viral agent, its clinico-pathological manifestations, the epidemiology of its infection, and present and future therapeutic and preventive options, revised (first edition, 1987) in accordance with a vast amount of new knowledge. New chapters have been added on viral cofactors in the pathogenesis of HIV disease; virologic and biologic features of HIV-2; simian retroviruses; care of the adult patient with HIV infection; ophthalmologic aspects of HIV infection; gastrointestinal manifestations of AIDS; occupational issues related to the HIV epidemic; oral lesions associated with HIV infection; immunizations, vaccine-preventable diseases, and HIV infection; and AIDS and the ethics of prevention, research, and care.
Item Description:Previous ed.: Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
Physical Description:xix, 1076 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Included bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0127640517