Posts by Estela Balderas
CDC Publishes Doxy PEP Clinical Guidelines for Bacterial STI Prevention
June 4, 2024: CDC published clinical guidelines on counseling patients regarding doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (or doxy PEP) for bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention. Doxy PEP has proven to reduce the risk of getting a bacterial STI for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender women at increased risk for these…
Read MoreUpdate to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
The Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV is published in an electronic format and updated as relevant changes in prevention and treatment recommendations occur. All updates are developed by the subject matter groups listed in Appendix B. (Changes in group composition also are posted regularly.) These updates are…
Read MoreRecommendations for Statins in People with HIV
February 27, 2024: The Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (the Panel) has developed recommendations for the use of statin therapy in people with HIV, in collaboration with representatives from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA),…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
September 25, 2023: The Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the updated sections are summarized below: Syphilis Tables 4, 5, and 6 For a list of recent updates, please see What’s New in the Guidelines. To view or download…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Children with and Exposed to HIV
August 3, 2023: The Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Children with and Exposed to HIV (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Children with and Exposed to HIV. Highlights from the updated sections are summarized below: Introduction Cytomegalovirus For a list of recent updates, please see What’s New in the Guidelines. To…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
July 24, 2023: The Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the updated sections are summarized below: Mpox (Monkeypox) For a list of recent updates, please see What’s New in the Guidelines. To view or download the guidelines,…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection
April 19, 2023: The Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of Children Living with HIV (the Panel) has reviewed and updated the text and references of previous versions of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection published on April 11, 2022, and October 11, 2022. Updates were made to the following sections: Updates…
Read MoreUpdated ACIP Vaccine Recommendations and Guidelines
February 10, 2023: Revisions have been made to the ACIP General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization. General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunizations Printer friendly version To see the revisions, please go to ACIP List of Errata/Updates for Guidelines for Immunization. 2023:
Read MoreUpdates to the Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States
January 31, 2023: The Panel on Treatment of HIV in Pregnancy and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission (the Panel) updated the Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States. The clinical guidelines for infant feeding now support shared decision making and clarify breastfeeding options for people with…
Read MoreMATEC expands nationally with help of $3M HRSA grant.
The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at the University of Illinois Chicago will expand its services nationwide with the help of a new $3 million grant. The center, which was founded in 1988 to provide HIV/AIDS training for medical students and primary care physicians, already works to bring the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health…
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