World: 2013 Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infections: Summary of key features and recommendations

The 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection provide new guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the care of people living with HIV and the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection.

This document provides a summary of the key features and main recommendations of the new guidelines. The full guideline document is available at: www.who.int/hiv/pub/ guidelines/arv2013