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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: February 2021

Workgroups: HIV Workgroup

These guidelines represent current knowledge related to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in adults and adolescents with HIV. The Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents reviews new evidence and updates the guidelines when needed. The guidelines are intended to help HIV care providers, and they include recommendations on baseline laboratory evaluations, treatment goals, choosing an initial ART regimen, managing treatment failure, and managing side effects and drug interactions.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the number of new HIV infections — HIV‑01
Improving
Reduce the number of new HIV diagnoses — HIV‑03
Little or no detectable change
Increase viral suppression — HIV‑05
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. (2021). Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Available at https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/adult-and-adolescent-arv/whats-new-guidelines