Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV

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The Panel updated the following section of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the section are summarized below:

Human Papillomavirus Disease:

  • New recommendation for cervical cancer screening to start at age 21 based on the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study with no reported cases of cervical cancer below the age of 25.

For a complete list of updates, please see What's New in the Guidelines. To view or download the guidelines, go to the Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infection Guidelines section of Clinicalinfo’s website. The guideline tables and recommendations can also be downloaded as separate PDF files.

Clinicalinfo Welcomes Your Feedback on the latest revisions to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Please send your comments with the subject line “Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infection Guidelines” to HIVinfo@NIH.gov by September 3, 2021.