HIV in adults

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International guidelines

United Kingdom

Service standards for medicines management in sexual and reproductive health services

Published by:The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Last published:2024

BHIVA guidelines on antiretroviral treatment for adults living with HIV-1 2022 (2023 interim update)

Published by:British HIV Association (BHIVA)

Last published:2023

Service standards for sexual and reproductive healthcare

Published by:The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Last published:2022

UK Guideline for the use of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis 2021

Published by:British Association for Sexual Health and HIV; British HIV Association

Last published:2021

British HIV Association/British Association for Sexual Health and HIV/British Infection Association adult HIV testing guidelines 2020

Published by:British HIV Association; British Association for Sexual Health and HIV; British Infection Association

Last published:2020

BHIVA/BASHH guidelines on the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) 2018

Published by:British HIV Association; British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

Last published:2018

HIV testing: increasing uptake among people who may have undiagnosed HIV

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Last published:2016

Europe

Guidelines: version 12.1

Published by:European AIDS Clinical Society

Last published:2024

2021 European guideline on HIV testing in genito-urinary medicine settings

Published by:European Office of International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections; European Office of the World Health Organization

Last published:2021

Antiretroviral treatment for HIV infection: Swedish recommendations 2019

Published by:Swedish Medical Products Agency; Swedish Reference Group for Antiviral Therapy

Last published:2019

North America

CDC resources for clinicians

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2025

Clinical practice guidance for persons with human immunodeficiency virus: 2024 update by HIVMA/IDSA

Published by:HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America

Last published:2024

Guidance for non-HIV-specialized providers caring for people with HIV who have been displaced by disasters (such as a hurricane)

Published by:US Department of Health and Human Services

Last published:2024

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in adults and adolescents living with HIV

Published by:US Department of Health and Human Services

Last published:2024

Antiretroviral drugs for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults

Published by:International Antiviral Society-USA

Last published:2024

CDC Yellow Book: health information for international travel - human immunodeficiency virus/HIV

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2023

Antiretroviral (ARV) Treatment of Adult HIV Infection British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE)

Published by:Committee for Drug Evaluation and Therapy (CDET)

Last published:2023

Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus

Published by:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Last published:2022 (reaffirmed in 2024)

Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021: HIV infection - detection, counseling, and referral

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2021

Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection in the United States - 2021 update

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2021

Characteristics, prevention, and management of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV

Published by:American Heart Association

Last published:2019

Quick reference guide: recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2018

Canadian guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis

Published by:CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network

Last published:2017

HIVMA of IDSA 2017 clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic pain in patients living with HIV

Published by:Infectious Diseases Society of America

Last published:2017

Laboratory testing for the diagnosis of HIV infection: updated recommendations

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2014

Recommendations for HIV prevention with adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States

Published by:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last published:2014

Oceania

Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care: HIV

Published by:Australian Sexual Health Alliance

Last published:2024

Asia

National HIV Programme: recommendations for the use of antiretroviraltherapy (ART) in adults living in Singapore

Published by:Singapore National Centre for Infectious Diseases

Last published:2023

Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected adults and adolescents 2014, Thailand

Published by:Thai National HIV Guidelines Working Group

Last published:2015

Africa

Adult antiretroviral therapy guidelines

Published by:Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

Last published:2023

Guidelines for HIV prevention, treatment and care in Rwanda, edition 2022

Published by:Ministry of Health, Rwanda

Last published:2022

Southern African HIV Clinicians Society clinical guidelines for hospitalised adults with advanced HIV disease

Published by:Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

Last published:2022

Southern African HIV Clinicians Society clinical update - use of dolutegravir-based regimens for first- and second-line antiretroviral therapy

Published by:Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

Last published:2022

Consolidated guidelines for HIV care in Ghana

Published by:National AIDS Control Program

Last published:2022

Southern African HIV Clinicians Society 2022 guideline for the management of sexually transmitted infections: moving towards best practice

Published by:Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

Last published:2022

Consolidated guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS in Uganda, November 2022

Published by:Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda

Last published:2022

Updated South African ART guidelines for use of dolutegravir (DTG) in pregnant women and women of childbearing potential (WOCP)

Published by:Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

Last published:2021

Rest of the world

Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection

Published by:The Royal College of Pathologists

Last published:2023