Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
A once-daily fixed-dose combination of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) + lamivudine (3TC) or emtricitabine (FTC) + efavirenz (EFV) is recommended as first-line ART in pregnant and breastfeeding women, including pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy and women of childbearing age. The recommendation applies both to lifelong treatment and to ART initiated for PMTCT and then stopped
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Consolidated guidelines on general HIV care and the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Guidelines for the prevention, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis B infection