| Title | Clinical care of the HIV-infected drug user. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Bruce, Douglas R., and Frederick L. Altice |
| Journal | Infectious disease clinics of North America |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 149-79, ix |
| Date Published | 2007 Mar |
| ISSN | 0891-5520 |
| Keywords | AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Alcoholism, Analgesics, Opioid, Anti-HIV Agents, Drug Interactions, Hepatitis, Viral, Human, HIV Infections, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Mental Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Substance-Related Disorders, World Health |
| Abstract | HIV/AIDS and chemical dependency, the latter often intertwined with mental illness, are complex, overlapping spheres that adversely influence each other and the overall clinical outcomes of the affected individual. Each disorder individually impact tens of millions of people adversely, with explosive epidemics described worldwide. This article addresses the adverse consequences of HIV/AIDS, drug injection, the secondary comorbidities of both, and the impact of immunosuppression on presentation of disease as well as approaches to managing the HIV-infected drug user. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11904-011-0095-3 |
| Alternate Journal | Infect. Dis. Clin. North Am. |
