HIV infection in children and adolescents / edited by Raziya Bobat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bobat, Raziya, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HIV infections.

HIV-positive children.

HIV-positive youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 322 p.) : 36 illus., 30 illus. in color.

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

This book serves as a reference work on pediatric HIV infection and covers the full bandwidth of topics from an introduction to pathogenesis and epidemiology, over the transmission of the HI virus, to clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention strategies. Diseases and disorders occurring in HIV infected persons are discussed in detail. The book covers special populations, such as neonates born to an HIV positive mother and adolescents and examines the specific ways of managing HIV disease in these patient groups. This is the first book to cover palliative care as well as ethical, legal and social issues of HIV infection. .

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction and Epidemiology

Transmission and Pathogenesis

Diagnosis

Clinical Manifestation

Management

HIV and TB

Opportunistic Infections

Immunisation of HIV infected child

Special Populations, Neonates and Adolescents

Cure

HIV and the Microbiome.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-030-35433-4