Guidance for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for Persons with HIV Displaced by Disasters

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 08/31/2017 This Web page provides guidance to health care providers attending to the medical needs of adults and children with HIV displaced from disaster areas who have not yet secured HIV care in the areas where they have relocated. The recommendations in this guidance are based on the current standard of care for persons with HIV infection, which emphasize antiretroviral therapy for all patients regardless of CD4 T lymphocyte (CD4) cell count. The page covers initial assessment and medication management strategies, and provides additional resources. (Text)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news