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1999 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group
In August 1999, agencies of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), in collaboration with the Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA), published 1999 Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (1). These guidelines are an update of those prepared in 1995 and 1997 and published in several venues, including Annals of Internal Medicine (2, 3). They are intended primarily for health care providers who care for HIV-infected persons and are reproduced here in an effort to reach and as a service to all internists who care for HIV-infected patients.
Single copies of the 1999 USPHS/IDSA guidelines can be obtained from the AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) by calling 800-448-0440, 301-217-0023 (international), or 800-243-7012 (TYY) or by downloading the document from the ATIS Web site at http://www.hivatis.org.
References
1. USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group. 1999 USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999; 48(RR-10):1-66.
2. USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group. USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a summary. Ann Intern Med. 1996; 124:348-68.
3. USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group. 1997 USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Ann Intern Med. 1997; 127:922-46.
Members of the USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group
The working group was chaired by Henry Masur, MD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Jonathan E. Kaplan, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; and King K. Holmes, MD, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle.
Members of the group included Beverly L. Alston, MD (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD); Neil Ampel, MD (University of Arizona, Tucson); Jean R. Anderson, MD (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore); A. Cornelius Baker (National Association of People with AIDS, …
