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Management of Immunosuppressed Patient with HIV and Hepatitis B and Brain Tumor

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Important insights have been gained into the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and hepatitis B infections, but managing these patients still remains challenging. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the implications of dealing with increasing numbers of both diagnosed and undiagnosed, symptomatic and asymptomatic HIV-infected patients in the operating room.

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Pal, R., Rajan, A. (2020). Management of Immunosuppressed Patient with HIV and Hepatitis B and Brain Tumor. In: Prabhakar, H., Rajan, S., Kapoor, I., Mahajan, C. (eds) Problem Based Learning Discussions in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0458-7_31

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