Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
zidovudine (AZT) + lamivudine (3TC) is recommended as the preferred backbone regimen for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for children. abacavir (ABC) + 3TC or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) + 3TC or emtricitabine (FTC) can be considered as alternative regimens
Also Featured In
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
Updated recommendations on first-line and second-line antiretroviral regimens and post-exposure prophylaxis and recommendations on early infant diagnosis of HIV
Guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis