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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 27, 1997
Vol. 46, No. RR-12

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report—Recommendations and Reports

1997 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Full text of Guidelines available on the CDC Web site in PDF format (463 KB).
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  1. Preface
    1. How to Use the Information in This Report
  2. Categories Reflecting Strength and Quality of Evidence
  3. Disease-Specific Recommendations
    1. Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
    2. Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
    3. Cryptosporidiosis
    4. Microsporidiosis
    5. Tuberculosis
    6. Disseminated Infection with Mycobacterium avium Complex
    7. Bacterial Respiratory Infections
    8. Bacterial Enteric Infections
    9. Infection with Bartonella (Formerly Rochalimaea )
    10. Candidiasis
    11. Cryptococcosis
    12. Histoplasmosis
    13. Coccidioidomycosis
    14. Cytomegalovirus Disease
    15. Herpes Simplex Virus Disease
    16. Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection
    17. Human Papillomavirus Infection
  4. Tables and Figure
    1. Immunologic Categories for HIV-Infected Children
    2. Drug Regimens for Adults and Adolescents
    3. Drug Regimens for Children
    4. Immunization Schedule for HIV-Infected Children
    5. Prevention of Exposure Recommendations
    6. Costs of Drugs and Vaccines
  5. References
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