Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2016, Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
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Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be initiated in all individuals with HIV regardless of WHO clinical stage or CD4 count with priority of the following groups: For programmatic and operational reasons, particularly in generalized epidemics, all pregnant and breastfeeding women with HIV should initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) as lifelong treatment
Notes and Remarks
There are no special clinical ART recommendations specific to any key population. However, because of stigma, discrimination and marginalization, they frequently present late for treatment
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Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations