Treatment Guidelines

Be sure to note the date of publication for the recommendations in these guidelines. Only the most current version of each set of guidelines is posted here. The AIDSInfo.gov Archived Treatment Guidelines Library features older versions of many of the guidelines for reference purposes.

Antiretroviral Therapy Guidelines

	Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents [PDF 2.4MB] Source: Panel on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV, convened by the Department of Health and Human Services Date: 10/10/2006 PowerPoint presentations for these guidelines are available on in the slides page . The panel has also published a supplement on adherence, listed below. Supplement: Entecavir in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)/HIV Coinfected Patients [PDF 1KB] Date: 04/30/2007 Source: DHHS Guidelines Panel Adherence Supplement [PDF 72K] Date: 10/29/2004 Source: DHHS Guidelines Panel
	Treatment for Adult HIV Infection. 2006 Recommendations of the International AIDS Society USA Panel [PDF 196K] Date: 08/16/2006 Source: International AIDS Society-USA JAMA . 2006;296:827-843
	Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States [PDF 1.7MB] Source: Perinatal HIV Guidelines Working Group, Public Health Service Task Force Date: 10/06/2006 PDA version also available. PowerPoint presentations for these guidelines are available on in the slides page .
	Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection [PDF 3.7MB] Source: Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children Date: 10/26/2006 PowerPoint presentations for these guidelines are available on in the slides page . Supplement I: Pediatric Antiretroviral Drug Information [PDF 812K] Date: 10/26/2006 Supplement II: Managing Complications of HIV Infection in HIV-Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy [PDF 234K] Date: 10/26/2006 Supplement III: Adverse Drug Effects [PDF 556K] Date: 10/26/2006
	Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [PDF 196K] Date: 09/01/2004 Authors:  Judith A. Aberg; Joel E. Gallant; Jean Anderson; James M. Oleske; Howard Libman; Judith S. Currier; Valerie E. Stone and Jonathan E. Kaplan Source: HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
	Adapting Your Practice: Treatment and Recommendations for Homeless Patients with HIV/AIDS [PDF 858K] Source: HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau and National Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network Date: 05/2003 Authors:  B Conanan; K London; L Martinez; D Modersbach; J O'Connell; M O'Sullivan; S Raffanti; A Ridolfo; P Post; M Santillan Rabe; J Song and L Treherne

Complications Guidelines

General Complications

	Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents [PDF 1.84MB] Date: 12/17/2004 Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Infectious Diseases Society of America and National Institutes of Health Note: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2004;53(RR15):1-112. See MMWR Web site for html version . Slide sets to accompany the guidelines can be found on the Slide Sets page .
	Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and Infected Children [PDF 968K] Date: 12/03/2004 Source: Infectious Diseases Society of America; National Institutes of Health and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Note: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Recommendations and Reports, December 3, 2004. Vol. 53 / No. RR-14. See MMWR Web site for html version . A slide set to accompany the guidelines can be found on the Slide Sets page .
	Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Persons [PDF 255K] Date: 11/28/2001 Source: U.S. Public Health Service and Infectious Diseases Society of America Note: PowerPoint presentations for these guidelines are available on in the slides page . Appendix: Recommendations to Help Patients Avoid Exposure to or Infection from Opportunistic Pathogens [Link] Date: 06/14/2002 Source: U.S. Public Health Service and Infectious Diseases Society of America
	Guidance for STD Clinical Preventive Services for Persons Infected with HIV [PDF 35K] Source: California STD Controllers Association and Conference of Local AIDS Directors Date: 04/16/2001
	Guidelines on Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis for HIV-Related Infections among Children, Adolescents and Adults in Resource-Limited Settings: Recommendations for a Public Health Approach Source: World Health Organization Date: 08/07/2006
	Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group Source: Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group Cardiovascular Disease Focus Group and HIV Medical Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America Date: 11/2000 Authors:  MP Dube; JH Stein; JA Aberg; CJ Fichtenbaum; JG Gerber; KT Tashima; WK Henry; JS Currier; D Sprecher and MJ Glesby Clinical Infectious Diseases , 2003;37:613-627
	HIV-Infected Traveler Precautions Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travelers' Health Web site.

Dental/Oral Health Guidelines

	Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 12/19/2003 MMWR , December 19, 2003:52(RR-17).
	Oral Health Care for People with HIV Infection [PDF 875K] Source: AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health Date: 12/2001 Oral health care guidelines for primary care practitioners. Includes information on diagnosis and management, oral surgery, infection control, and ethical and legal concerns. Also includes illustrations.

Hepatitis Guidelines

	Care of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and HIV Co-infection: Recommendations from an HIV-HBV International Panel Source: International panel of experts; published in AIDS Date: 02/18/2005 Note: Guidelines, written and published by an international panel of experts, on the treatment and management of patients with chronic hepatitis B and HIV coinfection.
	Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus Source: National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral Hepatitis, MMWR , 52(RR03);1-16. Date: 02/07/2003 Note: Also available in PDF format
	Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings Source: National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral Hepatitis, MMWR , 52(RR01);1-33. Date: 01/24/2003 Note: See also Appendix: Hepatitis A and B Vaccines . Also available in PDF format .
	Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C Viral Infection: Recommendations from the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and the National Hepatitis C Program Office Source: Hepatitis C Resource Centers National Hepatitis C Program Office Hepatitis C Technical Advisory Group Department of Veterans Affairs, Version 5.0 Date: 09/2006
	NIH Consensus Statement on Management of Hepatitis C: 2002 [PDF Link] Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Office of Medical Applications of Research Date: 06/10/2002 NIH Consens State Sci Statement s. 2002 Jun 10-12;19(3):1-46.
	Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis [PDF 321K] Source: U.S. Public Health Service Date: 07/29/2001 Note: See also the html version published in the MMWR. For updated recommendations for management of occupational exposure to HIV, see Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis . MMWR Recomm Rep. 2005 Sep 30;54(RR-9):1-17.

Kidney Disease

Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV-Infected Patients: Recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [PDF 1.1M] Date: 06/01/2005 Authors:  GuptaSK; EustaceJA; WinstonJA; BoydstunII; AhujaTS; RodriguezRA; TashimaKT; RolandM; FranceschiniN; PalellaFJ; LennoxJL; KlotmanPE; NachmanSA; HallSD and SzczechLA Source: HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Clin Infect Dis . 2005 Jun 1;40(11):1559-85. Epub 2005 Apr 22.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

	Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines - 2006 [PDF 712K] Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006. MMWR 2006;55(No. RR-11):1-100. Date: 08/04/2006 Note: See also the html-formatted version , published in the MMWR.

Tuberculosis Guidelines

	Updated Guidelines for the Use of Rifamycins for the Treatment of Tuberculosis Among HIV-Infected Patients Taking Protease Inhibitors or Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 01/23/2004 MMWR . 53(02);37
	Treatment of Tuberculosis Source: American Thoracic Society; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Infectious Diseases Society of America Date: 06/20/2003 MMWR 2003; 52 (No. RR-11) Note: The CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination maintains a comprehensive set of TB-related guidelines and has numerous TB-related slide sets available for download or order.
	Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention Authors:  GH Mazurek; J Jereb; P Lobue; MF Iademarco; B Metchock and A Vernon Date: 01/31/2003 MMWR Recomm Rep , 2005 Dec 16;54(RR-15):49-55. Also available in PDF format .
	Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection [PDF 350K] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 06/09/2000 MMWR , 49(RR-6)
	Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis Among Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Principles of Therapy and Revised Recommendations [PDF 760K] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 10/30/1998 MMWR , Vol. 47, No. RR-20
	Anergy Skin Testing and Preventive Therapy for HIV-Infected Persons: Revised Recommendations [PDF 195K] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Date: 09/05/1997 MMWR 1997;46 (No. RR-15)

Post-Exposure & Perinatal Exposure Guidelines

Perinatal Exposure

Updated Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States [PDF 1.7MB] Source: Perinatal HIV Guidelines Working Group, Public Health Service Task Force Date: 10/2006 PDA version also available. PowerPoint presentations for these guidelines are available on in the slides page .

Federal Postexposure Guidelines

	US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis [PDF 267K] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 09/30/2005 MMWR 2005;54, No. RR-9. Also available online . Slide set available from the NRC. Note: 2005 update does not address HBV and HCV exposures. Continue to refer to the 2001 guidelines for recommendations.
	Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection-Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV in the United States [PDF 342K] Source: DHHS Working Group on Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis Date: 01/21/2005 MMWR 2005;54, No. RR-2. Also available online . Slide set available from the NRC.

State Postexposure Guidelines

	Offering HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Following Non-Occupational Exposures: Recommendations for Health Care Providers in the State of California [PDF 218K] Source: California Task Force on Non-Occupational PEP and the California Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS Date: 06/2004

Prevention with Positives

Incorporating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care of HIV-infected Persons: Recommendations [PDF 403K] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health Resources and Services Administration; National Institutes for Health and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Date: 07/18/2003 Note: MMWR 2003;52(No. RR-12):[inclusive page numbers]. HTML version available on the MMWR Web site .

Testing Guidelines

	Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings [PDF 255K] Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 09/22/2006 Note: MMWR 2006;55(RR14);1-17. HTML version available on the MMWR Web site. owerPoint presentations for these guidelines are available on in the slides page