HIV treatment Guidelines Updated for Adults and Adolescents

Co-conveners of the Panel on Clinical Practices for the Treatment of HIV Infection are Eric
Goosby, M.D., on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Jennifer Kates, M.A,
M.P.A., on behalf of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Oren J. Cohen, M.D., NIAID Assistant
Director for Medical Affairs, serves as the Panel's Executive Secretary.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conducts and supports
research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS
and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and
allergies. NIH is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, Calif., is an independent
philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is not
associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
Press releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site
at www.niaid.nih.gov. HIV-related information is also available on the Kaiser Family Foundation
Web site at www.kff.org/sections.cgi?section=hivaids.

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
is a component of the National Institutes of Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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