Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Infected Children

These guidelines are recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. It targets clinicians and provides guidelines for preventing and treating opportunistic infections (OIs) among HIV-infected children. It presents opportunistic pathogens and provides a brief description of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis in children; prevention of exposure; prevention of disease by chemoprophylaxis and/or vaccination; treatment of disease; monitoring for adverse effects during treatment; management of treatment failure; prevention of disease recurrence; and discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis after immune reconstitution. The slides are divided into the following disease categories: bacterial infections, mycobacterial infections, fungal infections, parasitic infections, and viral infections. Slides can also be found at the following location: http://www.aids-ed.org/resource/guidelines-prevention-and-treatment-opportunistic-infections-among-hiv-exposed-and-infected.