HIV News Alert

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…

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),…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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:

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…

September 28, 2022: 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 section are summarized below: Monkeypox: Added links to useful government and professional association websites.For a list of recent updates, please…

October 11, 2022: The Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of Children Living with HIV (the Panel) has made revisions in the following sections of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection to address U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the dispersible tablet formulation of the fixed-dose combination…