HIV management in practice : South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world and it is therefore imperative that all health
| dc.contributor.author | Rossouw, Theresa M. | |
| dc.contributor.email | theresa.rossouw@up.ac.za | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-03T06:28:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-03T06:28:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article briefly reviews the new South African HIV treatment guidelines for adults and adolescents, children and pregnant women. It focuses on the timing of the initiation of antiretroviral treatment and argues for earlier initiation. It discusses the construction of a treatment regimen and the monitoring thereof, with emphasis on the importance of HIV viral load testing. Finally, it briefly addresses issues around treatment failure and HIV prevention. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rossouw, TM 2011, 'HIV management in practice : South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world and it is therefore imperative that all health', CME : Continuing Medical Education, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 200-202. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1016-6742 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5143 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16982 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.rights | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV management | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | HIV infections -- Treatment -- South Africa | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Antiretroviral agents -- South Africa | en |
| dc.title | HIV management in practice : South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world and it is therefore imperative that all health | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |