Antiretroviral Therapy

Antiretroviral Therapy

American Society for Microbiology, 1752 N St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. 359p., illus. (part in color), bibliog.., index. ISBN 1-55581-156-6. $99.95.
edited by Erik D. A. De Clercq. 2001.

This book provides the research of 28 researchers on "work that has been accomplished in the past few years, at both the fundamental and clinical levels, in the chemotherapy of retrovirus infections, particularly AIDS. It is aimed at presenting an overview of the current approaches to the therapy of AIDS and HIV infections." These are very technical articles that look at the current issues of antiretroviral therapy, covering sufficient ground to help resolve the many issues surrounding this therapy. The text is not for the layperson, but intended for those doing research in antiretroviral therapy. Many of the chapters have extensive bibliographies for further reading. The illustrations are clear and crisp with some in color. Topics covered include kinetics of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1; nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors; oligonucleotides as antiretroviral agents; Cellular factors as targets for anti-human immunodeficiency virus therapy; combination antiretroviral therapy; and drug-drug interactions in human immunodeficiency virus infection. This is a highly recommended book for all academic and health science libraries.

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Antiviral Agents; Drug Therapy; HIV Infections; Immunology
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