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Medical Management of AIDS in Children
William T. ShearerI. Celine Hanson
出版Saunders, 2003
主題Medical / AIDS & HIVMedical / Pediatrics
ISBN07216828479780721682846
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gclsAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Here's expert, multidisciplinary guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of HIV-infected children. 49 preeminent leaders in the field of pediatric AIDS explore the unique needs and day-to-day clinical care of this population, including viral interactions, prevention and treatment issues, and control of HIV-induced complications. This groundbreaking resource also offers in-depth coverage of the special features of pediatric infection and AIDS-including obstetrical risk factors, the developing immune system, neuro-developmental abnormalities, antiretroviral prevention of HIV infection, psychosocial issues, and much more.
  • Stresses the specific features of pediatric AIDS, including the unique 9-month exposure to maternal HIV infection · precise timing of infection · prolonged levels of HIV in the blood of infants · HIV attack of the developing immune system · obstretic risk factors · acquisition of infection from breastfeeding · alternate diagnostic methods · antiretroviral prevention of HIV infection · potential for thymic immunoreconstitution · neuro-developmental abnormalities · early cardiovascular compromise · pain management · primary care · quality of life and psychosocial issues · and the adolescent HIV patient.
  • Discusses the virology of maternal HIV infection and its impact on transmission to the infant as well as the affect of maternal health on the child's disease progression.
  • Features in-depth coverage of antiretroviral therapy, including highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), immune-based therapy, and the future of vaccine therapy.
  • Explores pediatric HIV infection in developing countries and the global impact of children with AIDS and AIDS orphans.
  • Explains the unique nature of organ system compromise and failure in pediatric HIV infection-including pulmonary, cardiac, dental, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, and hematologic-as well as cancer.
  • Presents treatments used to counteract secondary infections.
  • Encompasses issues specific to primary care, nurse care, and managed care.