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DHHS Recommendations for Care of HIV+ Individuals Displaced by Hurricanes  
 
 
  Recommendations for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for Displaced HIV-Infected Residents from the Hurricane Disasters--September 23, 2005
 
Recommendations for the Triage of HIV+ Patients After Hurricane Katrina--September 15, 2005
 
Some HIV-infected patients may have interrupted their antiretroviral therapy and other medications due to the recent hurricane disasters. The following link provides some guidance to the general practitioners attending to the medical needs of displaced HIV-infected adult or pediatric patients who have not yet secured HIV care in the local area.
 
Management of antiretroviral therapy is complex and should best be done with the assistance of specialized clinicians.
 
To see the recommendations go to:
 
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/disaster/2EssentialsforManagingHIV1ap.pdf
 
Medical consultation may also be available at specific local or regional HIV clinics or via the 24-hour NIH Medical Consultation Services at 1-866-887-2842 or the National HIV Telephone Consultation Service: at 1-800-933-3413.
 
The recommendations were prepared by:
The Panel on Clinical Practices for Treatment of HIV Infection (Adult and Adolescent HIV Treatment Guidelines Panel)
The Perinatal HIV Guidelines Working Group
The Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children
USPHS/IDSA Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Working Groups
 
Richard Klein
HIV/AIDS Program Director
Office of Special Health Issues
Food and Drug Administration
 
 
 
 
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