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Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection, 2nd edition

Recommendations for a Public Health Approach
Geneva: World Health Organization; .
ISBN-13: 978-92-4-154968-4

Overview

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 care.

This edition updates the 2013 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs following an extensive review of evidence and consultations in mid-2015, shared at the end of 2015, and now published in full in 2016. It is being published in a changing global context for HIV and for health more broadly.

Contents

This Guidelines contains content that was previously published in the following two documents:

“Guideline on when to start antiretroviral therapy and on pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: Early Release” Published in September 2015

“Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: what's new” Policy brief - Published in November 2015; disseminated in December 2015.

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Bookshelf ID: NBK374294PMID: 27466667

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