RT Book, Section
A1 Rothman, Richard
A1 Marco, Catherine A.
A1 Yang, Samuel
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121498790
T1 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121498790
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  human  immunodeficiency  virus  (HIV)  is  the  leading  cause  of  infectious  disease  deaths  worldwide.  As  of  2013,  approximately  36  million  patients  died  of  HIV-related  illnesses,  and  an  estimated  35.3  million  people  were  living  with  HIV  infection/acquired  immunodeficiency  syndrome  (AIDS).  Although  HIV  exists  everywhere,  the  vast  majority  of  new  infections  (95%)  occur  in  individuals  living  in  low-  and  middle-income  countries.  As  an  example,  in  sub-Saharan  Africa,  which  is  the  world's  most  affected  region,  nearly  1  in  every  20  adults  are  living  with  HIV.1