WHO | Rapid advice: antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in adults and adolescents

30 November 2009
Rapid advice: antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in adults and adolescents

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV, based on the latest scientific evidence.

WHO now recommends earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults and adolescents, the delivery of more patient-friendly antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), and prolonged use of ARVs to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. For the first time, WHO recommends that HIV-positive mothers or their infants take ARVs while breastfeeding to prevent HIV transmission.

Rapid advice - English [pdf 306kb] 27 páginas [NEW]
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/arv/rapid_advice_art.pdf


Key messages [NEW WHO RECOMMENDATIONS]- English [pdf 259kb] 5 páginas |
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/arv/art_key_mess.pdf


Nouvelles recommandations de l’OMS :
Traitement antirétroviral de l’adulte et de l’adolescent
French [pdf 270kb] idem before
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/arv/art_key_mess_fr.pdf

Related Rapid advice documents
Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/mtct/rapid_advice_mtct.pdf

Key
New WHO recommendation s:
Preventing mother-to-child transmissionhttp://www.who.int/hiv/pub/mtct/mtct_key_mess.pdf

French
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/mtct/rapid_advice_mtct_fr.pdf

Nouvelles recommandations de l’OMS :
Prévenir la transmission mère enfant
http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/mtct/mtct_key_mess_fr.pdf

Rapid advice: infant feeding in the context of HIV
http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/hiv_if_principles_recommendations_112009.pdf

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