Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted through contaminated blood after contact with mucous membranes, wounds, transfusions, intravenous drug use, through sexual contact, and from mother to child during gestation, delivery, or breastfeeding. After inoculation, seroconversion occurs after two to three weeks. Initial symptoms resemble flu and can include fever, fatigue, myalgias, pharyngitis, and generalized lymphadenopathy. The term AIDS is reserved for individuals with HIV infection and presence of at least one AIDS-defining diagnosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Essential Clinical Anesthesia Review |
| Subtitle of host publication | Keywords, Questions and Answers for the Boards |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 537-538 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781139584005 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781107681309 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Cambridge University Press 2015.
Keywords
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI)
- Nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI)
- Protease inhibitors (PI)
- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
