Expert advice on best HIV and Aids treatment in London
London has made some remarkable advances in the the treatment for HIVThe abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus, which is the cause of AIDS.. So remarkable in fact that there is a degree of complacency, people are becoming less careful and putting themselves at higher risk of infectionInvasion by organisms that may be harmful, for example bacteria or parasites.. There is also a worrying increase in the rate of undiagnosed disease which will inevitably place more people in risky situations. This disease is still a killer and there is growing concern over the rates at which the HIV virusA microbe that is only able to multiply within living cells. is evolving and becoming increasing resistantA microbe, such as a type of bacteria, that is able to resist the effects of antibiotics or other drugs. to the best of our medicines.London has made some remarkable advances in the the treatment for HIV. So remarkable in fact that there is a degree of complacency, people are becoming less careful and putting themselves at higher risk of infection.
There is also a worrying increase in the rate of undiagnosed disease which will inevitably place more people in risky situations. This disease is still a killer and there is growing concern over the rates at which the HIV virus is evolving and becoming increasing resistant to the best of our medicines. Here Professor Margaret Johnson describes the scale of the risk, the strategies for treatment and the range of tactical manoeuvres available with the latest drugs. If there was ever a case for the need for early diagnosisThe process of determining which condition a patient may have. – this is it. Full diagnostic testing facilities are available at the The Royal Free Hospital where Professor Johnson is the Professor of HIV Medicine and Medical Director.
She is setting up the first and largest open access HIV clinic in the UK. She already has an international reputation for the treatment of people with HIV and was responsible for starting the first clinic dedicated to women.
