Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings (PDF) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (September 2006). Objectives of revised guidelines are to increase HIV testing of patients, including pregnant women, in health care settings; further reduce perinatal HIV transmission; encourage earlier HIV detection; identify, counsel, and link to care patients with newly diagnosed infection. Screening for HIV: Recommendation Statement, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (July 2005) (PDF) - Summary of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's grade A recommendation and scientific evidence on screening all adolescents and adults at risk for HIV. Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV Infected Women for Maternal Health & Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States (PDF) - Summary of revised guidelines from the Public Health Service Task Force (July 2008). Guidelines include clinical scenarios and considerations regarding use of antiretroviral prophylaxis. For more information on the Baltimore Regional Perinatal Advisory Group (RPAG) or the RPAG Toolkit, call 410-887-3725. (Need PDF help?)
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