New treatment guidelines published October 29.A revision to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Injected Adults and Adolescents was published October 29, 2004. The most current version of this and other U.S. HIV-related guidelines is always available http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/--in either PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. , HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). format. Changes in this revision include when to start antiretroviral treatment, what to start with, discontinuation or interruption of antiretroviral therapy, and special populations: HIV-infected adolescents, injection drug users, hepatitis B/HIV co-infected patients, hepatitis C/HIV co-infected patients, and HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. patient with tuberculosis. |
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