Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, April 17, 1998 / Vol. 47 / No. RR-4

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• Alternative Title:
  Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Personal Author:
  Oleske, James M. ; Scott, Gwendolyn B.
• Corporate Authors:
  Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  These recommendations were developed by the U.S. Public Health Service to address the increasing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women and their infants. The recommendations stress the importance of early DIAGNOSIS of HIV infection for the health of both women and their infants and are based on advances made in HIV-related treatment and prevention. The most significant advance for this population has been the results from a placebo-controlled, clinical trial that indicated that administration of zidovudine to HIV-infected pregnant women and their newborns reduced the risk for perinatal transmission of HIV by approximately two thirds (1). This document recommends routine HIV counseling and voluntary testing for all pregnant women and is intended to serve as guidance for health-care providers in educating women about the importance of knowing their HIV infection status. For uninfected women, such HIV counseling and testing programs can provide information that can reduce their risk for acquiring HIV; for women who have HIV infection, these programs can enable them to receive appropriate and timely medical interventions for their own health and for reducing the risk for perinatal (i.e., mother to infant) and other modes of HIV transmission. These programs also can facilitate appropriate follow-up care and services for HIV-infected women, their infants, and other family members.
• Content Notes:
  "These guidelines were developed by the Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children convened by the National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center ... the Health Resources and Services Administration ... and the National Institutes of Health ... The Co-Chairs of the Working Group were James Oleske ... and Gwendolyn B. Scott ..."--P. ii.
  
  "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1998-633-228/67064 Region IV."--P. [4] of cover.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Anti-HIV Agents Anti-HIV Agents / Adverse Effects Anti-HIV Agents / Therapeutic Use CD4 Lymphocyte Count Child Child, Preschool Drug Therapy / Standards HIV Infections HIV Infections / Drug Therapy Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Viral Load

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 1998; v. 47, no. 4
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print) ; 1545-8601 (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  9572665
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Guidelines
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  51 pdf pages
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5638/cdc_5638_DS1.pdf
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