The best-selling text on AIDS in the world has been completely revised and updated in this 6th Edition to reflect the most current information. This user-friendly book furnishes health care providers and clinicians with all the relevant information needed to effectively care for HIV-infected individuals. This edition includes important coverage of several new antiretroviral drugs and tests for quantitating viral load, which have the potential to significantly slow the progression of the HIV virus and prolong survival. Also delivers coverage of obstetrics, pediatric and adult patients, issues unique to women, alternative therapies, and the psychiatric manifestations of HIV.