Management of Children With or Exposed to HIV
Summary
- DHHS guidelines recommend ART initiation in all children with HIV regardless of clinical stage, CD4+ cell count, or HIV-1 RNA level (Table 3) (Management Guidelines)[DHHS Pediatric]
- Urgent treatment (within 1-2 weeks) with expedited adherence discussion recommended for children aged 1 year or older with:
- Stage III–defining opportunistic illness or age-specific stage III CD4+ cell counts
- Urgent treatment (within 1-2 weeks) with expedited adherence discussion recommended for children aged 1 year or older with:
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