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AIDS is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. It was established in 1987 and is an official journal of the International AIDS Society . [ 1 ] It covers all aspects of HIV and AIDS , including basic science, clinical trials , epidemiology , and social science .
The International Journal of STD & AIDS is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of immunology as applied to sexually-transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. Its editor-in-chief is John White (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust). It was established in 1990 and is published by SAGE Publications.
Patients who are medically stable and who have low viral load for two years may get viral load counts every 6 months instead of 3. [1] If a viral load count is not stable or sufficiently low, then that might be a reason to modify the HIV treatment. [1] If HIV treatment is changed, then the viral load should be tested 2–8 weeks later. [1]
Patients may choose to postpone therapy, and providers, on a case-by-case basis, may elect to defer therapy on the basis of clinical and/or psychosocial factors. The newest WHO guidelines (dated September 30, 2015) now agree and state: [6] Antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be initiated in everyone living with HIV at any CD4 cell count
AIDS Care (subtitle: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV) is a peer-reviewed medical journal publishing HIV/AIDS research from multiple different disciplines, including psychology and sociology. [1] It was established in 1989 and is published ten times per year by Taylor & Francis.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [8] [9] [10] is a retrovirus [11] that attacks the immune system.It is a preventable disease. [5] There is no vaccine or cure for HIV. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. [5]
Their announcement came on June 5, 1981, when one of their journals published an article reporting five cases of pneumonia, caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, all in gay men living in Los Angeles. [78] [79] In May 1983, scientists isolated a retrovirus which was later called HIV from an AIDS patient in France. [80]
AIDS and Behavior is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS research. It was established in 1997 and is published nine times per year by Springer Science+Business Media. The editor-in-chief is Seth Kalichman (University of Connecticut).