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Guidelines

As a service to CCO members, this page provides links to clinical management guidelines published by consensus panels, professional societies, noted experts, and other parties. The content of the guidelines represents the views of the original authors, not those of Clinical Care Options, LLC.


The list includes guidelines in the following areas:

Latest Guidelines

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents

Updated Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Rapid Advice: HIV and Infant Feeding - Revised Principles and Recommendations

November 2009 recommendations from the World Health Organization

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Rapid Advice: Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Adults And Adolescents

November 2009 recommendations from the World Health Organization

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Antiretroviral Management

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents

Updated Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Rapid Advice: Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Adults And Adolescents

November 2009 recommendations from the World Health Organization

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Guidelines for the Clinical Management and Treatment of HIV-infected Adults in Europe

November 2009 (Version 5) recommendations from the European AIDS Clinical Society

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British HIV Association Guidelines for the Treatment of HIV-1-Infected Adults with Antiretroviral Therapy 2008

2008 recommendations for antiretroviral management from the British HIV Association.

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Primary Care

Recommended adult immunization schedule-United States

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule reflecting current recom­mendations for the licensed vaccines

Primary care guidelines for the management of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: 2009 update

Evidence-based guidelines for the management of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus

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British HIV Association guidelines for HIV-associated malignancies 2008

July 2008 recommendations from the British HIV Association

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Neoplastic Complications of HIV Infection

New York State Department 2007 guidelines on neoplastic complications on HIV.

Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPS) 45: detoxification and substance abuse treatment.

The Treatment Improvement Protocols are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse

Cervical cancer treatment guidelines

Comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of cervical cancer.

Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening: Update 2003

Guidelines for early detection of breast cancer

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Pregnancy

Safety and Toxicity of Individual Antiretroviral Agents in Pregnancy

Supplemental information on the Safety and Toxicity of Individual Antiretroviral Agents in Pregnancy

Management of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women

2008 recommendations for the management of HIV in pregnant women from the British HIV Association

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Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings

September 22, 2006 guidance for HIV testing in adults, adolescents and pregnant women from the Centers for Disease Control

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HIV Testing in Pregnant Women

July 8, 2006 recommendations from AMCHP

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Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing During Labor and Delivery for Women of Unknown HIV Status

January 30, 2004 guideline for rapid testing during labor and delivery from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Pediatric Management

PENTA 2009 Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Pediatric HIV-1 Infection

2009 recommendations for pediatric management from the Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS.

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Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection

February 23, 2009 recommendations for the management of HIV in pediatric patients from the Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children.

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WHO Technical Reference Group Paediatric HIV CARE ART Guideline Review meeting

April 2008 World Health Organization revised recommendations for diagnostic testing, treatment initiation, and treatment selection for infants infected with or exposed to HIV.

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Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care, and Support

Training modules developed by the Adolescent AIDS Program and the AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center

Transitioning From Adolescent to Adult Care

June 2007 Health Resources and Services Administration CAREAction newsletter providing recommendations for transitioning HIV-infected adolescents into adult-centered healthcare programs

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Transitioning Your HIV+ Youth to Healthy Adulthood: A Guide for Healthcare Providers

April 2007 recommendations from the Children’s Hope Foundation and the Partnership for Family Health

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Supporting Change: Successful Transition for Young People who Have Grown up With HIV Infection

Guidance on transitioning to adult-oriented healthcare and long-term follow-up services for adolescents who acquired HIV infection in infancy

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Integrated Management of Childhood Illness

2005 recommendations from the World Health Organization and UNICEF

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HIV and Infant Feeding

September 2004 guideline from the UK Chief Medical Officer Expert Advisory Group on AIDS.

Resistance

Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Testing in Adults Infected With HIV-1

2008 recommendations from the International AIDS Society - USA Panel for the use of drug resistance testing in patients with HIV-1 infection.

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The 2006 European HIV Resistance Guidelines

2006 recommendations from the European HIV Drug Resistance Guidelines Panel

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Patient Management

Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

September 2009 recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Adapting Your Practice: Treatment and Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients With HIV/AIDS

January 12, 2009 guidance for patient management of homeless people from Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network, with support from the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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Guidelines for Performing Single-Platform Absolute CD4+ T-Cell Determinations With CD45 Gating for Persons Infected With HIV

2003 recommendations for CD4+ cell count testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness

2003 recommendations from the World Health Organization

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Resource-Limited Settings

Essential Prevention and Care Interventions for Adults and Adolescents Living With HIV in Resource-Limited Settings

2008 recommendations from the WHO on evidence-based interventions aimed at promoting health and reducing HIV transmission risk among adults and adolescents infected with HIV.

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Metabolic Complications, Lipodystrophy, and Adverse Effects

Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Non-Infectious Co-Morbidities in HIV

November 2009 (Version 5) recommendations from the European AIDS Clinical Society

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Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Designed to help US healthcare providers make better treatment decisions and assess fracture risk for patients with low bone mass or osteoporosis.

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Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of disseminated intravascular coagulation

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of disseminated intravascular coagulation.

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Testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

2006 guidelines for the use of testosterone therapy in androgen deficiency from the endocrine society

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Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV-Infected Patients

2005 recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

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Subclinical Thyroid Disease: Scientific Review and Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of subclinical hypothyroid disease (2004)

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ATP III Update 2004: Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the ATP III Guidelines

The Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) of the National Cholesterol Education Program issued an evidence-based set of guidelines on cholesterol management in 2001 (Executive Summary published in JAMA, 2001;285:2486-2497). Since the publication of ATP III, 5 major clinical trials of statin therapy with clinical endpoints have been published. These trials addressed issues that were not examined in previous clinical trials of cholesterol-lowering therapy. This chapter reviews the results of these recent trials and assesses their implications for cholesterol management.

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The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC7)

Guidelines for hypertension for healthcare professionals who want to understand the science behind recommendations on high blood pressure, including a revised treatment algorithm, drug tables, and more.

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Advances in Neuropathic Pain: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, and Treatment Recommendations

2003 recommendations from members of the faculty of the Fourth International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

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Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Dyslipidemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Infected Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

2003 recommendations for lipid management in HIV-infected patients from the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group Cardiovascular Disease Focus Group.

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American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Literature review and recommendations from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Committee and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

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American Thyroid Association guidelines for detection of thyroid dysfunction

2000 guidelines on the detection of thyroid dysfunction from the American Thyroid Association

Tuberculosis and Other Opportunistic Infections

Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children

September 4, 2009 recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics

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Vancomycin Therapeutic Guidelines: A Summary of Consensus Recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

Recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists on the use of vancomycin (August 1, 2009).

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Treatment of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease

Treatment recommendations for Clostridium difficile infections. (May 2009)

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Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents

April 10, 2009 recommendations from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (HIVMA/IDSA)

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Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

Practice recommendations from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Infectious Diseases Society of America (October 2008).

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Managing Drug Interactions in the Treatment of HIV-Related Tuberculosis

December 2007 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the management of drug interactions in the treatment of HIV-related tuberculosis.

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Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

Guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society (March 1, 2007).

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BHIVA Treatment Guidelines for TB/HIV infection

February 2005 guidelines of the British HIV Association.

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Guidelines for HIV Surveillance Among Tuberculosis Patients

2004 Joint Recommendation from the World Health Organization/UNAIDS Group on HIV/AIDS/STI Surveillance and the TB/HIV Working Group on the Global Partnership to Stop TB.

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Update: Adverse Event Data and Revised Recommendations Against Use of Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

2003 advisory from American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control on rifampin and pyrazinamide in tuberculosis management.

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Treatment of Tuberculosis

2003 Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America on tuberculosis management.

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Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

2000 recommendations for latent tuberculosis infection from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Preventive Therapy Against Tuberculosis in People Living With HIV

1999 policy statement on prevention of TB in HIV-infected persons from the World Health Organization.

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Hepatitis Virus Coinfection

AASLD Practice Guidelines - Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Hepatitis C: An Update

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases revised the treatment guidelines in 2009 because of the significant research and advances that have taken place in the field of hepatitis C.

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AASLD Practice Guidelines - Chronic Hepatitis B: Update 2009

The 2009 update of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases practice guidelines for management of chronic hepatitis B

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EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management Of Chronic Hepatitis B

The 2009 European Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guidelines update for the optimal management of chronic hepatitis B.

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A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: immunization of adults

The second of a 2-part statement from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that updates the strategy to eliminate hepatitis B virus transmission in the United States.

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British HIV Association Guidelines for Treatment and Management of HIV and Hepatitis B Coinfection

2004 recommendations for treating hepatitis B and HIV coinfection from the British HIV Association.

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British HIV Association Guidelines for Treatment and Management of HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection

2004 recommendations for treating hepatitis C and HIV coinfection from the British HIV Association.

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Postexposure Prophylaxis

HIV post-exposure prophylaxis

September 19, 2008 Guidance from the UK Chief Medical Officer's Expert Advisory Group on AIDS.

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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Infection

March 2007 joint WHO/ILO guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection

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Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis

2005 recommendations for occupational PEP from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection-Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV in the United States

January 21, 2005 Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Towards a Standard HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Healthcare Workers in Europe

July 2004 recommendations from the European Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Study Group.

HIV Prevention and Sexual Health

2009 Compendium of Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Interventions

The 2009 Compendium of Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Interventions contains evidence-based HIV behavioral individual-, group-, and community-level interventions.

British HIV Association, BASHH and FSRH guidelines for the management of the sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV infection 2008

October 2008 UK Guidelines for the management of sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV infection

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Policy Guidelines for Collaborative TB and HIV Services for Injecting and Other Drug Users: An Integrated Approach

The 2008 World Health Organization guidelines for reducing morbidity and mortality related to tuberculosis and HIV among at-risk drug users and their communities.

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Guidance on Provider Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling in Health Facilities

May 2007 guidance for HIV testing from the World Health Organization

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Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings

September 22, 2006 guidance for HIV testing in adults, adolescents and pregnant women from the Centers for Disease Control

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Guidelines, 2006

August 4, 2006 guidelines for treatment of patients with sexually transmitted diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Guidance on the Use of Rapid HIV Tests

2005 guidance for rapid testing for HIV infection from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections

February 1, 2004 recommendations for management of STIs from the World Health Organisation.

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Substitution Maintenance Therapy in the Management of Opioid Dependence and HIV/AIDS Prevention

2004 guidance for opioid substitution therapy as a tool to prevent HIV transmission from the World Health Organization, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

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Incorporating HIV Prevention Into the Medical Care of Persons Living With HIV

2003 recommendations for HIV prevention initiatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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Advancing HIV Prevention: New Strategies for a Changing Epidemic - United States, 2003

2003 revision of national US HIV prevention policy from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Revised Guidelines for Counseling, Testing and Referral

2001 recommendations for HIV voluntary counseling and testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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US Public Health Service Guidelines for Testing and Counseling Blood and Plasma Donors for HIV Type-1 Antigen

1996 recommendations for HIV screening of blood donations from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Surveillance

HIV Testing Implementation Guidance for Correctional Settings

January 2009 recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Initiating Second-Generation HIV Surveillance Systems: Practical Guidelines

2002 guidance for HIV disease surveillance from the UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS/STI Surveillance.

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