TY - BOOK ID - 8504603 TI - HIV Testing AU - Sobhie Diaz, Ricardo AU - Diaz, Ricardo Sobhie PY - 2012 SN - 9535167391 9533078715 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Communicable diseases. KW - Contagion and contagious diseases KW - Contagious diseases KW - Infectious diseases KW - Microbial diseases in human beings KW - Zymotic diseases KW - Diseases KW - Infection KW - Epidemics KW - Infectious & contagious diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8504603 AB - It can be said that now is the best time for everyone infected to become aware of their own HIV status. The state of the art in HIV management progressively reveals that antiretroviral treatment can prevent transmission, as well as chronic damage in the human body, if started early. Unfortunately, antiretrovirals are not widely available in many places, especially in developing countries. In these parts of the world, diagnosis of HIV infection must be kept in the agenda as a priority, in order to understand specific details of local epidemics and as an effort to interrupt the chain of HIV transmission. ER -