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Management guidelines
Guidelines for the management of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have been developed in order to establish a consensus among experts and, more importantly, to make this available to those involved in clinical practice.
It is never the role of guidelines to provide a substitute for the clinical judgment of individual physicians, or to predetermine the needs of individual patients. This is especially true in the case of guidelines relating to HIV and HCV, management of which is typically highly individualized.
Nevertheless, as a distillation of experience, expertise and detailed discussion, guidelines can provide an invaluable practical resource.
Notable among the guidelines for HIV and HCV management are the following:
| DHHS Guidelines: |
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Guidelines from the Panel on Clinical Practices for Treatment of HIV Infection, first convened by the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation in 1996, are regularly updated to constitute so-called living documents |
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| The British HIV Association Guidelines: |
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| The BHIVA Treatment Guidelines for 2005 are prepared by a writing sub-committee, who jointly take responsibility for the recommendations, which are based on published data and evidence-based medicine. |
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The BHIVA Guidelines are updated to reflect the latest findings and are subject to scrutiny by a lengthy consultative procedure which encourages comments from our membership, community organisations, pharmaceutical companies and others. |
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| The HIV�HCV International Panel Recommendations: |
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| In 2002, an international panel of experts met to discuss research and practice protocols related to the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection. The recommendations that were formulated by this panel provide a consensus regarding general treatment strategy in patients with HIV�HCV co-infection. |
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Consensus conference on chronic viral hepatitis and HIV infection
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| A Spanish panel of experts convened in 2002 to discuss the management of chronic viral hepatitis in the setting of HIV infection. The resultant recommendations, which were scored according to the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) grading system, represent a comprehensive overview of the management of hepatitis B and C in HIV-infected individuals. |
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