ThisQuick Reference Guide for Clinicianscontains highlights from theClinical Practice Guideline on Evaluation and Management of Early HIV Infection, which was developed by a private‐sector panel of health care providers and consumers. Selected aspects of evaluating and managing patients, both adults and children, who are in the early stages of human immunodeficiency virus infection are presented. Topics covered include disclosure of HIV status, monitoring of CD4 lymphocyte counts, prevention ofPneumocystis cariniipneumonia and infection withMycobacterium tuberculosis, initiation of antiretroviral therapy, treatment of syphilis, eye and oral care, performance of Papanicolaou smears. diagnosis of HIV infection in infants and children, preventive therapy for PCP and assessment of neurologic problems in HIV‐infected children, pregnancy counseling, and development of a comprehensive case management system. Algorithms are included that show the sequence of events related to evaluating and managing early HIV infection in adults and children, as well as drug dosing tables for antiretroviral. PCP, andM. tuberculosistherapies. ThisQuick Reference Guide for Clinicianscontains excerpts from theClinical Practice Guideline, but users should not rely on these excerpts alone. Clinicians should refer to the completeClinical Practice Guidelinefor more detailed analysis and discussion of the available research, critical evaluation of the assumptions and knowledge of the field, health care decision making, and referen
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