Guidelines and Standards

Resources

Prevention Recommendations and Guidelines (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
This resource provides a listing to CDC literature and information regarding recommendations and guidelines for prevention of HIV transmission as well as educational materials and programs.

Health Care Worker Exposure Guidelines (AIDSinfo)
A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled "Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis."

Nonoccupational Exposure Considerations (AIDSinfo)
A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled "Management of Possible Sexual, Injection-Drug-Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV, Including Considerations Related to Antiretroviral Therapy."

Perinatal Guidelines (AIDSinfo)
Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States.

Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Guidelines (AIDSinfo)
USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Blood Donor Deferral based on High-Risk Behavior (Food and Drug Administration)
Portal to information related to blood donor deferral based on high-risk behavior. Particularly pertinent to MSM blood donor deferral, with links to transcripts of discussions related to possible changes of the deferral policies related to MSM risk factors.

Last revised: 09/22/2008