Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
In settings with a high prevalence of malaria and/or severe bacterial infections, co-trimoxazole prophylaxis should be continued until adulthood irrespective of antiretroviral therapy provision.
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV and the use of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV-related infections among adults, adolescents and children: recommendations for a public health approach: December 2014 supplement to the 2013 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease