Revised Pediatric Treatment Guidelines

From U.S. Food and Drug Administration

August 7, 2008

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The Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection have been revised. The new version includes updated information on:

Recommended antiretroviral regimens for initial therapy
Nelfinavir, which now meets FDA limits for ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS)

The changes in this revision are highlighted in yellow throughout the text and tables.

The updated guidelines are available for download from the Pediatric Guidelines section of the AIDSinfo Web site. You can also request to receive them by mail or email from the AIDSinfo Order Publications section.

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