Adult HIV was developed by doctors and nurses with wide experience in the care of adults with HIV, under the auspices of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation at the University of Cape Town.
The aim of the book is to enable healthcare workers at primary-care clinics to manage all aspects of HIV-related patient care
Adult HIV covers:
1. an introduction to HIV infection
2. management of HIV-infected adults at primary-care clinics
3. Preparing patients for antiretroviral treatment
4. Antiretriviral drugs
5. Starting and maintaining patients on antiretroviral treatment
6. an aprroach to opportunistic infections.