HIV Treatment Bulletin - Vol. 7, No. 6, June 2006

Compared with HIV-seronegative individuals, HIV-seropositive persons may have an increased risk of infection or experience more severe disease following exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases. The positive impact of antiretroviral therapy on the natural history of HIV infection makes the formulation of HIV-specific immunisation guidelines important at this time.

These guidelines contain evidence-graded recommendations that can assist the judicious use of active and passive immunisation in HIV-infected adults as a cost-effective way of reducing the disease burden for individual patients while also providing a wider public health benefit.

The primary objective is to inform clinical practice, based on the best available evidence and expert consensus opinion at the time of development. Given the lack of controlled studies, the recommendations are often an expression of a consensus derived from descriptive studies, clinical experience and expert opinion.

The current draft will be revised following a period of consultation. Feedback on any aspect of the guidelines is strongly encouraged. To view the guidelines, please go to the BHIVA website

Please forward your comments to the BHIVA Secretariat at:
bhiva@bhiva.org

2006-06-10
IB060706-24

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