Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
In settings where malaria and/or severe bacterial infections are highly prevalent, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis should be initiated regardless of CD4 cell count or WHO stage
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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
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach