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The essentials of HIV: a review for nurses. J Infus Nurs 2008;31(4):228-35

Date

07/22/2008

Pubmed ID

18641486

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2696689

DOI

10.1097/01.NAN.0000326831.82526.c4

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-53449099750 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   12 Citations

Abstract

The US HIV epidemic began in 1981. The number of HIV-infected individuals in the United States and throughout the world is increasing each year. Given the increasing number of HIV-infected individuals, knowledge of the basic pathogenesis of HIV disease and the principles of antiretroviral therapy is important for all healthcare professionals. This article describes epidemiologic trends in HIV and reviews HIV transmission, testing, and treatment. It also discusses the risk of HIV transmission to healthcare workers from occupational exposures and reviews the principles of postexposure prophylaxis used to reduce the likelihood of HIV transmission in appropriate circumstances.

Author List

Petroll AE, Hare CB, Pinkerton SD

Author

Andrew Petroll MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Anti-HIV Agents
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
HIV Infections
Humans
Occupational Exposure
United States