Primary Care for HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Limited Settings
Summary
- WHO guidelines recommend that pregnant and breastfeeding women should start ART as soon as possible after HIV diagnosis regardless of gestational age, CD4+ cell count, or WHO HIV clinical stage (Management Guidelines)[WHO ART]
- In settings where health authorities have determined that breastfeeding will give infants born to HIV-infected mothers the greatest chance of HIV-free survival, HIV-infected mothers should be counseled to breastfeed their infants exclusively for the first 6 months of life (Management Guidelines)[WHO Breastfeeding 2010]
- Breastfeeding should be discontinued only when a nutritionally adequate and safe diet without breast milk can be provided
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