HIV Management

Resource Center

Commentary

Telemedicine

Telemedicine for HIV Care: Bringing Specialty Care to Inmates

07/23/2019

Dr Diana Finkel explains how telehealth has impacted her care for patients with HIV in a correctional facility.

07/23/2019

Management

Ending the HIV Epidemic With 2 New USPSTF Recommendations

07/02/2019

Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, from Stanford University, is the chair of the US Preventive Services Task Force. In this commentary, he writes about the Task Force’s latest guidelines on HIV screening and PrEP...

07/02/2019

Research Summaries

conference coverage

Depression, Anxiety in PWH Increases Myocardial Infarction Risk

03/16/2023

Conference Coverage

Conference Coverage

HIV Persistence Reduced After Doubling Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients

03/08/2023

medication

FDA Approves New HIV Medication

01/09/2023

Cardiovascular Health

A man holding his chest where his heart is. He appears to be in pain.

Cardiovascular Health

HIV, Hepatitis C Coinfection Increases Cardiovascular Risk

10/28/2022

risk management

risk management

Lifetime Risk of HIV Diagnosis Has Decreased

03/11/2022

In a recent study, researchers examined the lifetime risk of an HIV infection among adults in the United States by ethnic and racial demographics.

03/11/2022

March 2023

Current Issue

March 2023

Volume 63

Issue 3

HIV Management Snapshot

Reviewed by Daniel Erias, MD and Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC

Overview

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection caused by an enveloped retrovirus that weakens the body's immune system by reducing the ability of white blood cells to fight against infections, severe bacterial infections, and certain types of cancer. If left untreated, HIV will advance to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Specialty Impact

Individuals who provide care for patients with HIV include:

Presentation

Individuals with HIV may experience influenza like symptoms, including:

Fever
Sore throat
Swollen lymph nodes
Rash
Muscle aches
Night sweats
Mouth ulcers
Chills
Fatigue

However, some individuals with an acute infection may not experience symptoms.

Diagnostic Testing

Despite high accuracy of diagnostic tests for HIV, there are no available options for detecting the virus immediately following infection. The type of test determines how quickly HIV may be detected.

The diagnostic tests currently available include antibody tests, antigen/antibody tests, and nucleic acid tests.

Patient Data

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