Guidelines: National Consolidated Guidelines for PMTCT and the Management of HIV in Children, Adolescents and Adults

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The guidelines note important changes including:

Immediate initiation of lifelong antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for all women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who have an infant one year or younger irregardless of CD4 count;
Repeat HIV testing for HIV-negative women every three months during pregnancy and breastfeeding as well as at labour and at their child’s six week immunisation visit;
HIV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for all HIV-exposed babies at birth, 10 weeks and 18 months. PCR tests are the only tests that can diagnose HIV in HIV-exposed babies; and
ARVs for all children five years and younger irregardless of CD4 count.

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Guidelines: National Consolidated Guidelines for PMTCT and the Management of HIV in Children, Adolescents and Adults

by healthe, Health-e News
July 2, 2015

<h1>Guidelines: National Consolidated Guidelines for PMTCT and the Management of HIV in Children, Adolescents and Adults</h1>
<p class="byline">by healthe, Health-e News <br />July 2, 2015</p>
 <p><a href="https://health-e.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/National-Coat-of-Arms-high-res.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-12206" src="https://health-e.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/National-Coat-of-Arms-high-res-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a>The guidelines note important changes including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Immediate initiation of lifelong antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for all women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who have an infant one year or younger irregardless of CD4 count;</li>
<li>Repeat HIV testing for HIV-negative women every three months during pregnancy and breastfeeding as well as at labour and at their child's six week immunisation visit;</li>
<li>HIV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for all HIV-exposed babies at birth, 10 weeks and 18 months. PCR tests are the only tests that can diagnose HIV in HIV-exposed babies; and</li>
<li>ARVs for all children five years and younger irregardless of CD4 count.</li>
</ul>
<p><em><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/268965647/National-Consolidated-Guidelines-for-PMTCT-and-the-Management-of-HIV-in-Children-Adolescents-and-Adults" target="_blank">Download the guidelines</a></em></p>


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