Kaplan M E, Schonberg S K
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Clin Perinatol. 1994 Mar;21(1):75-84.
Although the number of adolescents with diagnosed AIDS in the United States remains less than 1000, many more have HIV infection that has not yet manifested as clinical illness. In addition, most adolescents are involved in risk behaviors that potentially expose them to the virus. Medical providers should be prepared to identify those at highest risk and be familiar with the legal and ethical issues surrounding the evaluation and testing for HIV infection in this population of teenagers. HIV prevention and the presence of infection during pregnancy are particularly challenging to the provider in light of the special developmental and social issues that are inherent to the process of adolescence.
尽管在美国被诊断出患有艾滋病的青少年人数仍不足1000人，但还有更多青少年感染了艾滋病毒，只是尚未表现出临床症状。此外，大多数青少年都有一些危险行为，这可能使他们接触到该病毒。医疗服务提供者应做好准备，识别出风险最高的人群，并熟悉围绕对这群青少年进行艾滋病毒感染评估和检测的法律和伦理问题。鉴于青春期过程中固有的特殊发育和社会问题，艾滋病毒预防以及孕期感染问题对医疗服务提供者来说尤其具有挑战性。
