Forty Years of HIV Care: Optimism and Challenges

The year 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the first case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), Kaposi ’s sarcoma (KS), and the associated diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) appearing in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting.1 Since 1981, great strides have been made to isolate, manage, and prevent transmission of the causative agent commonly known as the hu man immunodeficiency virus (HIV). During these past 4 decades, HIV has gone from a quickly debilitating and lethal disease to a chronic manageable condition.

Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - December 23, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Karen S. Moore, Courtney J. Pitts Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research