Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV

The Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated theâ¯Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV.â¯Highlights from the updated sectionsâ¯are summarized below:â¯Â

SyphilisÂ

Updated data on incidence.Â Â
Provided information on ocular syphilis.Â Â
Updated the discussion of diagnostic algorithms.Â Â
Provided information on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial sexually transmitted infections.Â Â
Provided information on the availability of benzathine penicillin and procaine penicillin.Â

Tables 4, 5, and 6Â

Updated to include medications used for the treatment of mpox.Â

For a list of recent updates, please see What's New in the Guidelines. To view or download the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV, go to the Clinicalinfo website. The guidelines tables and recommendations also can be downloaded as separate PDF files.â¯Â

Clinicalinfoâ¯welcomes your feedbackâ¯on the latest revisions to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Please send your comments with the subject line âAdult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infection Guidelinesâ to HIVinfo@NIH.gov by October 11, 2023.Â