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MATEC is enhancing the capacity of health care professionals to end the HIV epidemic throughout the Midwest as a funded partner of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative.

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Updated HHS Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy Guidelines Released

By Estela Balderas | April 16, 2022

April 12, 2022: The Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of Children Living with HIV (the Panel) has reviewed the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection. Key updates are summarized below:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine (Cabenuva) for use in children and adolescents…

Update to COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Changes Affecting People with HIV

By Estela Balderas | February 18, 2022

February 7, 2022:  The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) has published a revised version of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. The Panel periodically publishes statements that provide up-to-date guidance for clinicians on various aspects of COVID-19 treatment. During this update, the information and recommendations from several recently published statements were incorporated into the…

Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV

By Estela Balderas | February 18, 2022

February 17, 2022: 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:  Mycobacterium tuberculosis Updated references and rationales. Updated drug–drug interactions. Recommended short-course, rifamycin-based, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment regimens (3HP and 3HR) over longer isoniazid monotherapy. Clarified that, for the…

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