Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
A package of interventions including screening, treatment and/or prophylaxis for major opportunistic infections, rapid ART initiation and intensified adherence support interventions should be offered to everyone presenting with advanced HIV disease.
Notes and Remarks
For adults and adolescents, and children older than five years, advanced HIV disease is defined as CD4 cell count <200cells/mm3 or WHO stage 3 or 4 event. All children younger than five years old with HIV are considered as having advanced HIV disease.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guidelines for managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy, July 2017
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities.
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.
WHO guidelines on the management of advanced HIV disease