The laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection -- General approach to HIV infection -- Overview of HIV-related disorders -- Symptom-oriented evaluation and management -- Antiretroviral therapy -- Therapy of selected serious HIV-related disorders and the immune reconstitution syndrome -- Approach to substance abuse and care of the active injection drug using patient -- Co-infection with tuberculosis or viral hepatitis -- Issues of aging among HIV-infected individuals -- Issues confronted by women -- Systems of care: the model HIV program -- Quality management in the care of HIV-infected individuals -- The global effort against HIV/AIDS : issues in resource-deprived areas