Treatment and Care

This pamphlet provides information about hepatitis B, a viral disease that affects the liver. It discusses the liver and how it is affected by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), what is chronic hepatitis B, who gets HBV, its transmission and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment such as liver transplantation if chronic hepatitis B causes liver failure. The pamphlet also discusses HBV prevention including vaccination, what to do if exposed to HBV, getting tested and early treatment to prevent liver damage, and participating in clinical trials. The pamphlet also provides contacts for more information.

This report is a manual on antiretroviral treatment and care of HIV infected patients in African settings. This second version of the manual was written by a team of doctors and researchers in France. It provides concise updated information on types of antiretroviral drugs, post-exposure prophylaxis, treatment recommendations, infant formulations, generics, and treatment of opportunistic infections.

This report discusses the medical approach to treating people with acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (AHI), a highly infectious phase of the disease, in New York City. It explains that AHI contributes to HIV transmission, as it is associated with a high level of viremia, although antibody tests may be negative or indeterminate.

This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.

This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.

This Power Point presentation contains 181 slides that provide guidelines for the prevention and control of TB in correctional facilities, as recommended by CDC.

This serial updates the 2006 clinical guidelines for treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These recommendations were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in consultation with professionals knowledgeable about the treatment of STDs.

This report summarizes an enhanced outbreak response, which identified 106 cases of syphilis with onset from January 2007 to June 2009, including six congenital cases in a Southwest Indian Nation. The enhanced, coordinated multiagency response involved tribal and Pima County Health Departments, the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This report provides statistics on annual hospitalizations estimated from hospital discharges during 1997–2007 with any listed HIV/AIDS diagnoses. From 1997-2007 a substantially higher rate of men than women aged greater than or equal to 45 years were hospitalized with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. Hospitalization rates for men in this age group increased from 7.7 per 10,000 in 1997 to 14.8 in 2007; rates for women in this age group increased from 1.9 per 10,000 in 1997 to 4.9 in 2007.

This information sheet discusses the viral infections Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, which cause liver disease. It describes the modes of transmission for each, the epidemiology of these diseases in the United States, the difference between acute and chronic disease as well as the symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatment. The information sheet explains the high risk of these diseases among gay and bisexual men and notes that experts recommend that gay and bisexual men should be tested for Hepatitis B and should be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B.