RESUMEN
Guidelines regarding treatment of HIV/AIDS are frequently updated in response to the growing complexity of antiretroviral medicine and the volume of data emerging from clinical research. Since april 1998, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued 11 updates of its Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents. These guidelines impact physician practice in the treatment of HIV-infected patients of multiple races and ethnicities, though their benefit in improving outcomes in minority patient populations is not fully understood.
Asunto(s)
Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa , Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico , VIH-1 , Grupos Minoritarios , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Adolescente , Adulto , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Infecciones por VIH/etnología , Humanos , Masculino , Cooperación del Paciente , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
The African-American community has been disproportionately affected HIV/AIDS, as noted by higher reported rates of HIV infection, higher proportion of AIDS cases, and more deaths caused by complications of AIDS than whites and other ethnic groups. In addition, epidemiologic trends suggest that African Americans with HIV infection are more often diagnosed later in the course of HIV disease than whites. Numerous reasons account for this disparity, including the lack of perception of risk and knowledge about HIV transmission as well as a delays in HIV testing and diagnosis in the African-American community. Understanding the important considerations in the management of HIV infection in the African-American patient may create awareness among health care professionals and broaden the knowledge of HIV-infected patients within the African-American community.