Authors
Suzanne Willard, William L Holzemer, Dean J Wantland, Yvette P Cuca, Kenn M Kirksey, Carmen J Portillo, Inge B Corless, Marta Rivero-Mendez, María E Rosa, Patrice K Nicholas, Mary Jane Hamilton, Elizabeth Sefcik, Jeanne Kemppainen, Gladys Canaval, Linda Robinson, Shahnaz Moezzi, Sarie Human, John Arudo, Lucille Sanzero Eller, Eli Bunch, Pamela J Dole, Christopher Coleman, Kathleen Nokes, Nancy R Reynolds, Yun-Fang Tsai, Mary Maryland, Joachim Voss, Teri Lindgren
Publication date
2009/3/1
Journal
AIDS care
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
322-328
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Description
Throughout the history of the HIV epidemic, HIV-positive patients with relatively high CD4 counts and no clinical features of opportunistic infections have been classified as “asymptomatic” by definition and treatment guidelines. This classification, however, does not take into consideration the array of symptoms that an HIV-positive person can experience long before progressing to AIDS. This short report describes two international multi-site studies conducted in 2003–2005 and 2005–2007. The results from the studies show that HIV-positive people may experience symptoms throughout the trajectory of their disease, regardless of CD4 count or classification. Providers should discuss symptoms and symptom management with their clients at all stages of the disease.
Scholar articles
S Willard, WL Holzemer, DJ Wantland, YP Cuca… - AIDS care, 2009