Compiled by Paul H. Ting, M.D.
Introduction
The Electronic Textbook, compiled by Paul Ting, M.D., provides links to significant articles on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The electronic textbook was developed to help medical professionals more easily find information that may be of interest to them on the Internet. The articles reside on other Internet servers throughout the world. Triangle Pharmaceuticals does not possess editorial control over the content or the information contained in the articles on those other servers. As such, Triangle Pharmaceuticals, and the compiler of the articles make no representation as to the accuracy, completeness and any other aspect of the information contained in the articles.
Table of Contents
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Introduction to HIV/AIDS
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Prevention Neurologic Complications
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Detailed List of Articles
- Overview of HIV/AIDS - From the Centers for Disease Control.
- The Relationship Between the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - From the National Institutes of Health
- AIDS Disease Summary - From Yahoo! Health Pages
- Basic Statistics about HIV Infection - From the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Evidence that HIV Causes AIDS - From the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV/AIDS Statistics - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV Infection and AIDS - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- How HIV Causes AIDS - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Ten Things to Know About HIV/AIDS - From the American Association of World Health comes this fact sheet about the disease.
- Frequently Asked Questions about HIV and AIDS - From the Centers of Disease Control
Information on the Normal Immune System
- Understanding the Immune System - Information provided by a collaboration of the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- Facts About the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 - From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) comes this informative paper.
- Basic Science and Epidemiology - From the Encyclopedia of AIDS
- AIDS Life cycle - From the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
- Diagram of a Retrovirus - From a Biosciences site
- HIV Sequence Database - Government project and website devoted to the genetic sequence of the human immunodeficiency virus
- Important Facts about HIV Transmission - From the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Its Transmission - CDC update paper.
- Transmission and Prevention - From the Encyclopedia of AIDS
- Transfusions and HIV Infections - From the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Recent HIV/AIDS Treatment Advances and the Implications for Prevention - Centers for Disease Control update paper.
- Transmission and Prevention - From the Encyclopedia of AIDS
- Condoms and Their Use in Preventing HIV - From the Centers for Disease Control
- Prevention of HIV Transmission - From the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Vaccine and Prevention Strategies - From the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV Prevention Efficacy Trials - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The Need for Methods Women Can Control for Preventing HIV Infection and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases - From the HIV Insite webpage at the University of California, San Francisco
- What We Know about Nonoxynol-9 for HIV and STD Prevention - From the HIV InSite webpage.
- Society for Human Sexuality Safer Sex Guide
- Integrating Harm Reduction Services into HIV Prevention Services
Prevention: Healthcare Workers and Prophylaxis
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Revisited: New CDC Guidelines - by Robert F. Siliciano in the Hopkins HIV Report. January 1998.
- Provisional Public Health Service Recommendations For Chemoprophylaxis After Occupational Exposure to HIV, MMWR
- Overview of HIV Antibody Testing - From the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- HIV Antibody Testing - Comprehensive discussion from the AIDS Knowledge Base at University of California, San Francisco
- HIV Antibody Tests -- Now You Have Several Choices - by Rick Sowadsky, MSPH - Nevada AIDS Hotline Coordinator - June, 1998
- HIV Testing Fact Sheet - Resource Booklet from the American Association for World Health
- Home-Use Tests for HIV Can Be Inaccurate, FTC Warns - Federal Trade Commission - June, 1999
- Viral Load Tests - From the AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Rapid HIV Testing - From the Centers for Disease Control.
- Rapid HIV Tests: Questions/Answers - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - March, 1998
- Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Testing in Adults With HIV - Journal of the American Medical Association, June 1998
- Viral Load and Clinical Outcome - From Improving the Management of HIV Disease (International AIDS Society)
- Viral Load Tests - From the AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Understanding Viral Load - From the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)
Treatment - Comprehensive Texts
- Medical Management of HIV - by John G. Bartlett, M.D. - The 1999 edition of Medical Management of HIV Infection serves as the standard of care for the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service. The full text of the book is included here.
- Treatment Directory - From the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Full text.
Treatment - General Information
- Treatment Guidelines (ATIS) - From the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service. PDF downloadable files.
- Update on Adherence to HIV Therapy - by Lois Eldred & Laura Cheever in the Hopkins HIV Report
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Oral Manifestations of HIV/AIDS - by Richard M. Grimes and Denis P. Lynch in the Journal of the American Medical Association
- New Treatments for HIV Infection: Prolonging and Improving Life - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Chemokines and HIV Coreceptors: Opening Doors to New Anti-HIV Strategies - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Treatment of HIV/AIDS Related Illnesses (General Information) - From the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Treatment - Medication Information
- HIV Medication Guide - Drug/drug interactions, scheduling, and other medication information.
- Antiretroviral Drug Database - From the HIV Insite webpage.
- Glossary of Drugs - From the AIDS Treatment Data Network
- Drugs for HIV Infection and AIDS-Related Conditions - List of Food and Drug Administration approved medications. Updated regularly.
- Note to Physicians: DMAC Therapy - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Protease Inhibitors: NIAID Research was Pivotal to Development - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Protease Inhibitors - From the Toronto General Hospital HIV Clinic
- The Protease Inhibitors Backgrounder - From the Food and Drug Administration. Information about these drugs, their precautions, interactions, etc.
- Antiretroviral HIV Drug Approvals and Pediatric Labeling Information - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Antiretroviral Drugs Approved By FDA for HIV - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Approved Drugs for HIV/AIDS for AIDS-related Conditions - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Antiretroviral Agents for the Treatment of HIV Infection - From the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
- Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors - From the Toronto General Hospital HIV Clinic
- Postulated Interactions with Recreational Drugs - From the Toronto General Hospital HIV Clinic
- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors - From the Toronto General Hospital HIV Clinic
- Drug Interactions - Fact Sheet from Project Inform. Last updated: August 1999
- Antiretroviral Drug Interactions in the HIV-Infected Patient - by Paul A. Pham, RPh, and Charles Flexner, MD
- Questions and Answers About Taking Antiretrovirals
Treatment - Antiretroviral Therapy
- Answers to Questions Posed to the Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy Panel - From Improving the Management of HIV Disease (updated June 1998).
- A Review of Dual Protease Inhibitor Therapy - by Joel E. Gallant in the Hopkins HIV Report
- A Reservoir for HIV in Patients on Combination Antiretroviral Therapy - by Robert F. Siliciano in the Hopkins HIV Report
- Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents - Panel on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV
- Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Testing in Adults With HIV - Journal of the American Medical Association, June 1998.
- Antiretroviral Drug Interactions in the HIV-Infected Patient - by Paul A. Pham, RPh, and Charles Flexner, MD
- Antiretroviral Therapy for Potential Nonoccupational Exposures to HIV - From the Centers for Disease Control
- Intensifying Antiretroviral Therapy: Why, When, and How - by Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD
- Second-Line Therapy: Strategies After PI or NNRTI Failure - by Nancy Shulman, MD, and David Katzenstein, MD
- Antiretroviral Salvage Therapy: What to Do When All Else Fails - by Satchan Takaya, MD, and Brian Conway, MD
- Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in 1998: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS SocietyUSA Panel - From the Journal of the American Medical Association
- The Protease Inhibitors Backgrounder - From the Food and Drug Administration. Information about these drugs, their precautions, interactions, etc. Updated regularly by the agency.
- Antiretroviral HIV Drug Approvals and Pediatric Labeling Information - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Antiretroviral Drugs Approved By FDA for HIV - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Approved Drugs for HIV/AIDS for AIDS-related Conditions - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Antiretroviral Agents for the Treatment of HIV Infection - From the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
Treatment - Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies - by Donald I. Abrams
- AIDS: Medicine and Miracles
Treatment - Dermatologic Problems
- Assessment of Pruritus in the HIV-Infected Patient - by Ciro Martins in the Hopkins HIV Report
- Short Course Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis is Successful in HIV-Infected Patients - by Richard E. Chaisson in the Hopkins HIV Report
Treatment - Opportunistic Infections (General Guidelines)
- 1999 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infections - From the University of Michigan
Treatment - Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP)
- Options for Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia - by W. David Hardy, MD
- Discontinuation of Primary Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in HIV-1-Infected Adults Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy - By Hansjakob Furrer et al in The New England Journal of Medicine, April 1999
- Does Pneumocystis carinii Prophylaxis Still Need to Be Lifelong? - By Masur, HM and Kaplan, J. - editorial in New England Journal of Medicine, April 1999
Treatment - Neurologic Complications
- Primary Neurologic Complications of HIV, AIDS Dementia, Myelopathy, Myopathy - From Improving the Management of HIV Disease
- Underestimation and Undertreatment of Pain in HIV Disease - From Improving the Management of HIV Disease
- HIV-Associated Dementia - From Johns Hopkins Geneva Report - Update on Neurology
- Opportunistic Infections of the Nervous System - From Johns Hopkins Geneva Report - Update on Neurology
- Neurology Update - From The Hopkins HIV Report
- Other Major Neurologic Complications in AIDS - From Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- The Nervous System in HIV and AIDS - From the HIV Insite webpage at the University of California, San Francisco
- AIDS Dementia Complex - From Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- The AIDS Dementia Complex - From the HIV Insite webpage at the University of California, San Francisco
- HIV Combination Therapy: Partial Immune Restitution Unmasking Latent Cryptococcal Infection - Abstract from the Journal of the American Medical Association HIV/AIDS Information Center
- Guidelines for Treatment in the Era of Potent Antiretroviral Therapy - Abstract from the Journal of the American Medical Association HIV/AIDS Information Center
- Cytomegalovirus encephalitis and radiculomyelitis - From Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- HIV-Associated Neuropathy: Recent Advances in Management - Fromt he International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Peripheral Neuropathy - From Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- HIV-Associated Neuropathy: Recent Advances in Management - by Enrique A. Wulff, MD, and David M. Simpson, MD
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalophy (PML) - From Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- PML (Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) - Fact Sheet from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
- Toxoplasmosis - Fact Sheet from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
- A Guide to the Use of Antidepressants in HIV - by Marc Fishman & Glenn J. Treisman in the Hopkins HIV Report
- Management of Depression and Anxiety in HIV-Infected Patients - by Robert Paul Cabaj, MD
- Pharmacologic Pain Management in HIV/AIDS - by William Breitbart, MD; Margaret V. McDonald, MSW
- Pain in Children with HIV Disease - by Lynn M. Czarniecki, RN, MSN
- Advances in HIV-Associated Wasting - by Douglas T. Dieterich from Improving the Management of HIV Disease
- Drug Therapy: Treatments for Wasting in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - By Corcoran, C and Grinspoon, S. in The New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
- Malnutrition in HIV Infection: What Causes It? - by Donald P. Kotler, MD
- Nutrition In Pediatric HIV Infection - By Melissa Zafonte, RD, Clinical Research Dietitian, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
- HIV Wasting Syndrome - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Nutrition Against AIDS - by Diane Woznicki and Giuliana D'Alessandro
- Nutrition in HIV Infection
- Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Perinatal HIV Infection - by Yvonne J. Bryson in Improving the Management of HIV Disease
- Pediatric AIDS - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV and Adolescents - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric HIV: Evaluation, Management, and Rehabilitation - by David S. MacDougall
- Pain in Children with HIV Disease - by Lynn M. Czarniecki, RN, MSN
- Nutrition In Pediatric HIV Infection - By Melissa Zafonte, RD, Clinical Research Dietitian, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
- HIV and Pregnancy: What Is the Risk to My Baby? - From a site called Family Doctor
- Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents - Panel on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV
- Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection - Updated Apr. 15, 1999
- Antiretroviral HIV Drug Approvals and Pediatric Labeling Information - From the Food and Drug Administration.
- Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant Women Infected with HIV-1 for Maternal Health and for Reducing Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 1998
- Resources for Studying HIV/AIDS in Women - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Women and HIV Infection - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV and Pregnancy: What Is the Risk to My Baby? - From a site called Family Doctor
- AZT, Summary of the Meeting of a Panel to Review Studies of Transplacental Toxicity - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Topical Microbicide Research: Developing New Tools to Protect Women from HIV/AIDS and Other STDs - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The Need for Methods Women Can Control for Preventing HIV Infection and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases - From the HIV Insite webpage at the University of California, San Francisco
- AIDS Research - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- AIDS Clinical Trails Information Service - Provides quick and easy access to information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for adults and children
- Taking Part in Research Studies: What Questions Should You Ask? - From the Centers for Disease Control
- Clinical Trials for AIDS Therapies - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group - Funded by the Division of AIDS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group - Funded by the Division of AIDS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group - The AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group (AVEG) was established in 1988 to conduct Phase I and II clinical trials to determine the safety and immunogenicity of vaccines for HIV/AIDS
- American Foundation for AIDS Research - Directed toward physicians, this site serves to provide information on what trials are currently offered and what is on the horizon.
- Clinical Trials Finder - From The National Library of Medicine - allows searches for drug trials in your geographical area.
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Database - Provides listings and information on clinical trials that evaluate new treatments. Includes vaccine trials.
- Trials Search: Online Guide to HIV Clinical Trials - From the University of California, San Francisco. Search for a trial by name or by medication involved and find out how you can qualify to participate.
- Adult/Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Units - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Vaccine Research and Development
- HIV Vaccine Development: An Overview - by Patricia Fast & William Snow
- Naturally Attenuated HIV — Lessons for AIDS Vaccines and Treatment - Editorial by Collins, KL and Nabel, GJ. New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
- Testing a Vaccine Designed to Help Curb the Devastating Toll of HIV in the Developing World - Centers for Disease Control update paper about vaccine efforts in Thailand.
- Obstacles and Progress Toward Development of a Preventive HIV Vaccine - From The International Association of Physicians in AIDS care.
- Challenges in Designing HIV Vaccines - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Research on HIV/AIDS Vaccines - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV/AIDS Vaccine and Prevention Strategies - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV Vaccine Glossary - From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group - The AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group (AVEG) was established in 1988 to conduct Phase I and II clinical trials to determine the safety and immunogenicity of vaccines for HIV/AIDS
- NOVA: Search for A Vaccine
- HIV, AIDS, and Older Adults - From the Administration on Aging
- CDC Educational Slide Sets (Downloadable) - From the Centers for Disease Control
- JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center - The Journal of the American Medical Association's HIV/AIDS site. Includes journal articles, many abstracts, treatment guidelines, and public education features.
- Johns Hopkins AIDS Service - Recent news, institution publications, medical education and more.
- HIV Insite - From the University of San Francisco. News, treatment information, research papers, and more.
- The Hopkins HIV Report - Online publication with the latest news about HIV
- International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - A not-for-profit professional association with more than 6000 members. Their mission is to maximize the survival and quality of life of all people affected by HIV/AIDS
- National Library of Medicine AIDS Information
- CDC - National Prevention Information Network
- CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Information About Testing Positive
- You Just Found Out You're HIV Positive - From the HIV InSite webpage - a starting place for people who have recently tested positive.
- On Learning You're HIV Positive - From The Body website - articles on understanding HIV, basic treatment summaries, choosing a health care provider, telling others and more...
- Day 1: After You've Tested Positive - From Project Inform website.
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