Abstract
To the Editor.— We find it disturbing that authors who write about "primary care" of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) neglect family physicians in their discussion of who is or who should be caring for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected patients. In her recent article, Dr Cotton 1 listed general internists, pediatricians, oncologists, and infectious disease specialists as the physicians who will need to provide the manpower in meeting the challenge of AIDS yet neglected to mention family physicians. Family physicians care for patients in all age groups and are at the forefront of HIV risk-reduction education for patients at all life stages. Testing and counseling are becoming routine in many family practice settings. 2 Family physicians must, at a minimum, know how HIV infection presents in children, in pregnant women, and in adults. In addition, many family physicians continue to care for patients with AIDS and their families throughout
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