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. 2008 Sep;52(3):274-85.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.324. Epub 2008 Mar 21.

Care of the HIV-positive patient in the emergency department in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Arvind Venkat  1 , David M Piontkowsky, Robert R Cooney, Adarsh K Srivastava, Gregory A Suares, Cory P Heidelberger
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Care of the HIV-positive patient in the emergency department in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

Arvind Venkat et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

More than 1 million individuals in the United States are HIV positive, with greater than 40,000 new patients being diagnosed per year. With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HIV-infected patients in the United States are living longer. HIV-infected patients receiving HAART now more commonly have noninfectious and nonopportunistic complications of their disease. This review article will discuss the assessment and treatment of HIV-positive patients in the era of HAART, with an emphasis on the noninfectious and changing infectious complications that require emergency care.

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