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1. One HIV clinician's toughest challenges: an interview with Steven G. Deeks, MD

Author

Mascolini, Mark

Subjects
Medical teaching personnel, Medical colleges -- Faculty, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

Professor of Medicine in Residence University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California Getting HIV-infected people into care Mascolini: How hard is it to get people with HIV tested and [...]

Published
2009

2. Pulmonary disease from nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients with human immunodeficiency virus

Author

Rigsby, Michael O. and Curtis, Anne McB.

Subjects
Lung diseases -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Mycobacterial infections -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

(Chest 1994; 106:913-19) AFB = acid-fast bacilli; CMV = cytomegalovirus; dMAC = disseminated MAC; MAC = Mycobacterium avium complex; MTb = Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM = nontuberculous mycobacterial species; PCP = [...]

Published
1994
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3. Attitudes to tracing and notifying contacts of people with HIV infection

Author

Keenlyside, R.A, Hawkins, A.S., Johnson, A.M., and Adler, M.W.

Subjects
AIDS patients -- Care and treatment -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Counselors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Diseases -- Reporting, AIDS (Disease) -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Urologists -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Health counseling -- Practice, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Practice, Diagnosis, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Care and treatment
Abstract

In the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic the notion of combating the disease by the traditional approach for controlling other sexually transmitted diseases--that is, tracing contacts and notifying partners--met [...]

Published
1992

5. Factors affecting the yield of acid-fast sputum smears in patients with HIV and tuberculosis

Author

Smith, Robert L., Yew, Kenneth, Berkowitz, Kenneth A., and Aranda, Conrado P.

Subjects
HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment, Methods
Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity of acid-fast sputum smears in the diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Design: Retrospective chart and radiographic film review. Setting: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical [...]

Published
1994
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6. HIV-related oral lesions: clues for early diagnosis

Author

Studdiford, James S., Diaz, Victor, Tully, Amber Stonehouse, and Haddad, Danny

Subjects
Lasers in surgery -- Usage -- Care and treatment, Mouth diseases -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Warts -- Care and treatment -- Diagnosis, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment, Usage
Abstract

Oral lesions are often the harbingers of early HIV infection. They are among the most common complaints for which HIV-positive patients seek primary care and are often misdiagnosed or inadequately [...]

Published
2009

7. Medical mysteries to sharpen your diagnostic skills

Author

Motwani, Bharat, Mallela, Rajesh, Jones, Andrew D., and Ramakrishnan, Kalyanakrishnan

Subjects
Diabetes -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Hypertension -- Care and treatment -- Diagnosis, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Health care industry, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

What's your diagnosis? HIV-positive with inguinal lymphadenopathy CASE A 24-year-old African American woman with a history of HIV infection presents with swelling of the right lower extremity. The patient first [...]

Published
2005

8. Hijacking prescriptions

Author

Zuger, Abigail

Subjects
Drugs -- Analysis -- Services, Physicians -- Services -- Analysis, Medication abuse -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Biological sciences, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment, Analysis, Services
Abstract

The patient said he was transferring his care from an HIV clinic in Brooklyn to ours, which was closer to his home. The paperwork he brought us consisted of a [...]

Published
2004

9. New strategies for increasing the detection of HIV: analysis of routine data. (Papers)

Author

Read, James and Winceslaus, SJ

Subjects
HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

Despite a gradual increase in the incidence of HIV infection in the United Kingdom over the past decade, (1) many people with the infection remain undiagnosed. (2) To increase detection, [...]

Published
2003

10. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with pleurisy, platypnoea and orthodeoxia. (Case Report)

Author

Newton, P.N., Wakefield, A.E., Goldin, R., and Govan, J.

Subjects
Pulmonary embolism -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

We present a patient who collapsed with chest pain and dyspnoea on a transatlantic flight. She was found to have Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Platypnoea [...]

Published
2003

11. Nursing assessment of the patient with primary HIV infection: key to improving clinical recognition. (Clinical Considerations)

Author

Simmons, Paul

Subjects
Nursing assessment -- Analysis, HIV patients -- Care and treatment, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment, Analysis
Abstract

David is a 29-year-old Hispanic male who presents complaining of fatigue, headache, muscle aches, a sore throat, and nausea. Physical assessment demonstrates an erythematous maculopapular rash on the trunk and [...]

Published
2001

12. Tests can identify who needs HIV treatment in resource-poor countries

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg School of Public Health, HIV (Viruses) -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Medical research, Medicine, Experimental, AIDS treatment, AIDS vaccines, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Science and technology, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

Inexpensive tests can identify who needs HIV treatment in resource-poor countries. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chiang [...]

Published
2005

13. Tests can identify who needs HIV treatment in resource-poor countries

Subjects
United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg School of Public Health, HIV (Viruses) -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, AIDS treatment, AIDS vaccines, HIV infection -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment, Health, Diagnosis, Care and treatment
Abstract

Inexpensive tests can identify who needs HIV treatment in resource-poor countries. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chiang [...]

Published
2005

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