A Glimpse of the Early Years of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic: A Fellow's Experience in 2014

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jonathan Colasanti, Emory University; Wendy Armstrong, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2014-07-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author 2014.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu035
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
• ISSN: 2328-8957
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 2
• Start Page: ofu035
• End Page: ofu035
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, General

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a manageable chronic disease in the United States, yet the first author's experience on a general infectious diseases (ID) consult service illustrates that certain areas of the United States still experience high rates of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related complications.