HIV Virology: Module 1 HOPE Resource Package

Relevant Websites

• CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN).
  Provides information on HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, TB, and community specific resources. 

• HIV AIDS Introduction

• Viral Hepatitis Introduction

Guidelines

AIDS Info: A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Guidelines for use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected  Adults and Adolescents (PDF, 4MB)

• Guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric Infections (PDF, 4.3MB)

• Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV infected Adults and Adolescents (PDF, 2.3MB)

• Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV exposed and HIV Infected Children (PDF, 2.8MB)

• Recommendations for use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States (PDF, 2.3MB)

• International Antiviral Society (IAS)- USA. Treatment Guidelines

• The Body. AIDS Treatment News

Medication Side Effects and Interactions

• HIV InSite, Database of Antiretroviral Drug Interactions.
  Users are able to search this directory by antiretroviral drug, interacting drug, or interacting drug class. This site is updated consistently.

• i-base. Treatment Action Group (TAG). (2010).
  HIV and your quality of life: a guide to side effects and other complications (PDF, 1.3B)

Hepatitis C and HIV Co-infection

• AIDs Education Training Center (AETC).
  Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS Coinfection
  Resources available on the topic of HIV and HCV coinfection, including charts, tables, CD-ROMS, treatment guidelines, etc.

• HIV and Hepatitis C Background Information
  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and Department of Veterans Affairs National Hepatitis C Program Office. (2006). Management and treatment of Hepatitis C viral infection: recommendations from the Department of Veterans Affairs Hepatitis C Resource Center program and National Hepatitis C Program Office. Washington, DC: US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Resources for Clients

• Kids Health.
  HIV and AIDS. Kid friendly pages to learn about HIV infection

• MyHIVLife.com.
  What Your Lab Tests Mean.

• National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA). (2010).
  What if I’m positive?Positively Aware. Resource with medications, interactions, pictures, etc., for HIV infected indidviuals

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Post Exposure Prophylaxis

• AVERT.
  Post exposure prophylaxis and pre-exposure prophylaxis

• CDC Clinical Studies for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention.
  CDC’s resource page about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReP).

• Treatment Action Group (TAG).
  TAG 2010 Pipeline Report