Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents — Updated Guidelines

A brief administrative summary of updated recommendations for managing and preventing HIV-related infections likely to be seen in the U.S.

Sponsoring Organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Target Populations: U.S.-based infectious disease, HIV-specific, and primary care providers and public health officials

What's Changed

The system for rating recommendations (and the quality of evidence supporting them) has been improved. Recommendations for managing cytomegalovirus and varicella-zoster virus ocular disease have been revised because the ganciclovir ocular implant is no longer available in the U.S.

Key Points

New information is provided on when to start antiretroviral therapy after diagnosis of an acute opportunistic infection (OI), including tuberculosis.
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Reviewing Author

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes