U.S. Guidelines: Adult/Adolescent Revision Published October 10, 2006; Perinatal Guidelines October 12; Pediatric Guidelines October 26

Summary: Three U.S. HIV treatment guidelines were revised in October.

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Revised Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents were issued October 10 to take advantage of new drug information from clinical trials. A one-page summary of the changes is included on the second page of the document. Changes from the previous version are highlighted in yellow.

Also, new perinatal guidelines for antiretroviral treatment for maternal health, and to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, were published two days later, October 12. New pediatric treatment guidelines were published October 26.

To download the latest official U.S. AIDS-related guidelines, these and others, visit http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/. Select the guidelines you want in the menu on the left, and click to download either the PDF version, or a PDA version (Portable Digital Assistant), a stripped-down PDF file designed for easier viewing on a handheld device.

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