National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is a nationwide observance, held every year on March 10th

View as a webpage  /  Share March 10, 2021 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is a nationwide observance, held every year on March 10th.  Led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health (OWH), NWGHAAD highlights the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls. To learn more, visit the HIVinfo National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day webpage. Updated HHS Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents Guidelines Released The HHS Panel on Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV is pleased to announce the release of the updated Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Key updates to the guidelines include the following to the coccidioidomycosis section: The Panel has simplified the section on serology for the diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and added PCR as a non-standardized, but commercially available test.  In the Preventing Disease section, the Panel clarified the approach to patients who are asymptomatic but have a positive serological test for Coccidioides based on CD4 counts <250 cells/μL or >250 cells/μL. Treating Disease section is more clearly written regarding recommendations for treating mild-moderate pulmonary disease and severe pulmonary/extrathoracic (disseminated) disease. In Pregnancy, the text has been revised to that used in other sections of the guidelines. The table of recommendations has been revised to clarify recommended treatment of mild-moderate pulmonary disease, severe pulmonary/extrapulmonary (disseminated) disease, and meningitis. For a complete list of updates, please see What's New in the Guidelines. Additions and revisions are highlighted in yellow throughout the PDF version of the guidelines. To view or download the guidelines, go to the Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infection section of Clinical Info's website. The guideline tables and recommendations can also be downloaded as separate PDF files. Clinical Info Welcomes Your Feedback Feedback on the latest revisions to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV is welcome. Please send your comments with the subject line "Comments on the Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infection Guidelines" to ContactUs@hivinfo.nih.gov by March 19, 2021. Stay Connected with HIVinfo:       SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help

 

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