PROCAARE: Pediatric Therapy Guidelines

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[From the CDC AIDSNews Service. - Mod.]

"Request for Comments on Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral
Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection"
AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) (09/30/97)
     The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
requesting comments from all interested parties on the following
document: Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in
Pediatric HIV Infection. The document was developed by
specialists in the care of HIV-infected infants, children and
adolescents, family members of HIV-infected children, and
governmental agency representatives at a meeting in July convened
by the National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center (NPHRC),
HRSA, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While the
pathogenesis of HIV infection and the general virologic and
immunologic principles underlying the use of antiretroviral
therapy are similar for all HIV-infected individuals, there are
therapeutic and management considerations that are unique to
HIV-infected infants, children, and adolescents. This document
addresses the pediatric-specific issues related to antiretroviral
treatment and provides general guidelines to physicians caring
for infected children and adolescents.  Comments on the proposed
guidelines must be received on or before Wednesday, October 29,
1997, to ensure that HRSA will be able to consider the comments
in preparing the final guidelines. Written comments should be
submitted to: The HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service, P.O.
Box 6303, Rockville, MD 20849-6303. Only written comments will be
accepted.  After consideration of the comments, the final
document will be published in the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The Guidelines are available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
from ATIS, http://www.hivatis.org/.

David Radune <dradune@smtpinet.aspensys.com>

KEYWORDS:  Clinical Sciences, Therapy, Guidelines, Pediatric
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