Score cards for AIDS care

Article Abstract:

AIDS patients may benefit from information provided by an evaluation of hospitals that treat AIDS patients. Hospitals may differ in the quality of care provided to AIDS patients, with hospitals that do not have many AIDS patients providing lower quality care than hospitals that have a high volume of AIDS patients. The evaluation of AIDS hospital care should include information currently being collected by hospitals, such as costs, quality of life, outcomes, and drug toxicities. AIDS specialists should validate the evaluation of quality of care and stage of disease. The evaluation could compare hospitals in a geographic area. Similar evaluations are done for physicians and hospitals that provide cardiovascular treatment.

Care and treatment, Hospitals

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Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing liposomal anthracyclines in the treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma

Article Abstract:

A liposomal form of doxorubicin appears to be more cost-effective than liposomal daunorubicin in the treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. Liposomal formulations may be more effective and less toxic than standard intravenous forms of the drugs. Researchers compared the costs, effectiveness, and side effects of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and liposomal daunorubicin, and found that 59% of patients responded to doxorubicin and 25% responded to daunorubicin. Although the costs of the treatments were similar, liposomal doxorubicin was more effective.

Complications and side effects, Drug therapy, Anthracyclines, Dosage and administration, Kaposi's sarcoma, Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin

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Predictors and risk-taking consequences of drug use among HIV-infected women

Article Abstract:

Drug use appears to be linked to poor health among HIV-infected women. In a study of 260 HIV-positive women, 34% abused drugs such as cocaine and opiates. One-third of the drug users had a sexually transmitted disease such as trichomonas, chlamydia, or gonorrhea compared to 15% of the women who did not abuse drugs. This indicates that the drug users participated in risky behaviors. Drug users were also more likely to have poor health compared to the non-drug users.

Sexual behavior, Health aspects, Women, HIV infections, Drug abuse, HIV infection in women

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