Managing HIV infection as a chronic disease

As people with HIV infection in developing countries gain access to antiretroviral drugs and treatments for opportunistic infections, they should be able to live longer lives. Kitahata and colleagues (p 954) argue that the chronic care model used in richer countries could greatly improve the quality of these lives. They warn, however, that the model cannot be simply superimposed on existing acute, episodic care: services in the world's poorest regions should be redesigned from scratch.

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Comprehensive health care for people infected with HIV in developing countries

Mari M Kitahata, Mary K Tegger, Edward H Wagner, and King K Holmes
BMJ 2002 325: 954-957. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]