Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Infants of mothers who are receiving ART and are breastfeeding should receive six weeks of infant prophylaxis with daily nevirapine (NVP). If infants are receiving replacement feeding, they should be given four to six weeks of infant prophylaxis with daily NVP (or twice-daily zidovudine (AZT)). Infant prophylaxis should begin at birth or when HIV exposure is recognized postpartum
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025