AIDS and other manifestations of HIV infection /

Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of AIDS and Other Manifestations of HIV Infection is an essential reference resource providing a comprehensive overview of the biological properties of this etiologic viral agent, its clinicopathological manifestations, the epidemiology of its infecti...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Wormser, Gary P
Published: Elsevier Academic,
Publisher Address: San Diego, Calif. :
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Fourth edition.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780127640518
Summary: Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of AIDS and Other Manifestations of HIV Infection is an essential reference resource providing a comprehensive overview of the biological properties of this etiologic viral agent, its clinicopathological manifestations, the epidemiology of its infection, and present and future therapeutic options. New to this Edition: * Expanded section on clinical manifestations includes new chapters on cardiovascular, renal and dermatologic manifestations of HIV infection * Additional chapters on molecular diagnostic techniques, the role of host genetic vari
Item Description: Previous edition: Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xix, 1076 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780127640518
0127640517
Index Number: RC606
CLC: R512.91
Contents: Topics Include -- Epidemiology of HIV and AIDs -- Epidemiology of Pediatric HIV Infection -- The Genetic Diversity and Global Molecular Epidemiology of HIV -- Introduction to Retroviruses -- The Neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 Infection -- Viral Cofactors in the Immune Pathogenisis and Clinical Manifestations of HIV Infection -- Virologic and Biologic Features of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV- 2) -- Laboratory Detection of Human Retroviral Infection.