WHO guidelines on HIV and Infant Feeding in 2010 for the first time recommended the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent postnatal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. This resulted in a major change from an individualised counselling approach toward a public health approach regarding how materna...
These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and car...
This early-release guideline makes available two key recommendations that were developed during the revision process in 2015. First, antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be initiated in everyone living with HIV at any CD4 cell count. Second, the use of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recomme...
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...
In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an interim policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities
in response to demand from countries for immediate guidance on actions to decrease the dual burden of
tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The term interim was used because the...
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...
