Primary Care for HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Limited Settings
Summary
- Initial Assessment
- Initial assessment for HIV-infected patients should include confirmation of HIV diagnosis, assessment of HIV clinical stage, screening for readiness and indications to initiate ART, and diagnosis of comorbidities (Management Guidelines)[WHO ART]
- Management decisions regarding ART were previously based on clinical staging; however (Table 2)[WHO ART]:
- Current recommendations indicate that ART should be initiated in all adults living with HIV, regardless of WHO clinical stage and at any CD4+ cell count[WHO ART]
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