For the first time, the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is now considered a realistic public health goal and an important part of the campaign to achieve the millennium development goals. The 2010 revised PMTCT recommendations are based on two key approaches; lifelong ART for HI...
WHO guidelines for ART for HIV infection in adults and adolescents were originally published in 2002, and were revised in 2003 and 2006. New evidence has emerged on when to initiate ART, optimal ART regimens, the management of HIV coinfection with tuberculosis and chronic viral hepatitis, and the managem...
HIV-infected infants frequently present with clinical symptoms in the first year of life. Without effective treatment, an estimated one third of infected infants will have died by one year of age, and about half will have died by two years of age. These treatment guidelines serve as a framework for selec...
This publication summarizes current knowledge on the methods of diagnosing HIV infection in infants and children and sets out recommendations for practice and policy. Recommendations are designed to improve clinical management of the HIV-exposed and ‑infected child, and improve programme efforts at ear...
Update on recommendations on antiretroviral regimens for treating and preventing HIV infection: In 2016, WHO published the consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and recommended tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) + lamivudine (3TC) (or ...
Górriz, J. L;
Gutiérrez, F;
Trullas, J. C;
Arazo, P;
Arribas, J. R;
Barril, G;
Cervero, M;
Cofan, F;
Domingo, P;
Estrada, V;
Fulladosa, X;
Galindo, M. J;
Gracia, S;
Iribarren, J. A;
Knobel, H;
López-Aldeguer, J;
Lozano, F;
MartÃnez-Castelao, A;
MartÃnez, E;
Mazuecos, M. A;
Miralles, C;
Montañés, R;
Negredo, E;
Palacios, R;
Pérez-ElÃas, M. J;
Portilla, J;
Praga, M;
Quereda, C;
Rivero, A;
SantamarÃa, J. M;
Sanz, J;
Miró, J. M.
OBJETIVO: Actualizar las recomendaciones sobre la evaluación y el manejo de la afectación renal en pacientes con infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). MÉTODOS: Este documento ha sido consensuado por un panel de expertos del Grupo de Estudio de Sida (GESIDA) de la Sociedad EspaÃ...
Despite the exponential growth in the literature on modelling and simulation studies of impact and cost-effectiveness in different aspects of healthcare, there is no clear consensus on the appropriate role of modelling in the development of recommendations in clinical guidelines. This is compounded both ...
Determinar cuál es el mejor algoritmo de diagnóstico en adolescentes y adultos, con infección por VIH/Sida.
Establecer qué valoraciones clÃnicas y de laboratorio debe incluir la valoración inicial del paciente con diagnóstico de VIH/Sida. Determinar cuál debe ser el tiempo oportuno para el inicio...
The objective of this document is to provide technical recommendations on effective interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among sex workers and their clients. These include evidence-based recommendations following the GRADE methodology as w...
