The nurse cares for a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)who has just been diagnosed with asymptomatic chronic HIV infection.Which prophylactic measures will the nurse include in the plan of care ?

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Asymptomatic chronic HIV infection is a stage between acute HIV infection and a diagnosis of symptomatic chronic HIV infection.Although called asymptomatic,symptoms (e.g.,fatigue,headache,low-grade fever,night sweats)often occur.Prevention of other infections is an important intervention in patients who are HIV positive,and these vaccines are recommended as soon as the HIV infection is diagnosed.Antibiotics and immune globulin are used to prevent and treat infections that occur later in the course of the disease when the CD4? counts have dropped or when infection has occurred.

The Nurse Cares for a Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency