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A Pocket Guide to Adult HIV/AIDS Treatment: Companion to A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS, August 2004 Edition


Description

This 58-page pocket guide is provided as an information resource to assist physicians and other health professionals in the appropriate treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. This pocket guide supports A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS, 2004 Edition, and provides an easy reference for point-of-care decisionmaking.

The guide includes the following information:

  • Drug information tables
  • Adult antiretroviral therapy tables
  • Pregnancy tables
  • Three-step provider process for HIV prevention
  • Opportunistic infections tables, focusing on tuberculosis
Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://aidsetc.org/pdf/tools/hrsa_adult_card-04.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software External Web Site Policy.)
A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS, 2004 Edition, is available at: http://aidsetc.org/pdf/p02-et/et-30-25-01/et-30-25-PCARE.pdf

Developer

Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau

Funding Sources

Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Patient/Medication safety


Related Resources

AIDSinfo: HIV/AIDS information. [Web site]. Rockville (MD): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH); [accessed 2006 Feb 22]. [various]. Available from: http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/

History

  • Release Date: 08/2004
  • Original Summary: 08/2005
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Last updated: April 14, 2008.