The MCCC of the NYSDOH AI Clinical Guidelines Program advocates COVID-19 vaccination for people with HIV, regardless of CD4 cell count or viral load, given the apparent safety of the available vaccines and the increased risk, in some reports, of more severe COVID-19 disease in people with HIV. Go to Statement | Download PDF
- Purpose and Development of This Guideline
- Goals of Primary Care for Adults With HIV
- History, Assessment, and Evaluation: Initial, Ongoing, and Annual
- Routine Screening and Primary Prevention
- Prevention of Opportunistic Infections
- Immunizations for Adults With HIV
- Aging in Patients With HIV
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- How This Guideline Was Developed
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- Purpose and Development of This Guideline
- Burden and Implications of HPV-Related Anal Disease in Individuals With HIV
- Transmission and Prevention of HPV
- Screening
- Follow-Up of Abnormal Anal Cytology Results
- Treatment and Follow-Up
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- How This Guideline Was Developed
- Updates to This Guideline
The purpose of this guidance is to inform NYS clinicians who provide primary care to adolescents about existing regulations that allow minors (<18 years old) to consent for and receive confidential HIV and STI screening and treatment and biomedical HIV prevention in the form of pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP or PEP). Go to guidance | Download PDF
For guidance on healthcare for transgender and non-binary individuals, please consult the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care Version 7 and/or the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Center of Excellence for Transgender Health Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People.
- Introduction
- Linear Gingival Erythema (LGE)
- Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis and Necrotizing Ulcerative Periodontitis (NUG/NUP)
- Necrotizing Ulcerative Stomatitis and Necrotizing Stomatitis (NUS/NS)
- Chronic Pre-Existing Periodontal Disease
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- Appendix: Photo- and Radiographs of Periodontal Disease Associated with HIV
- How This Guideline Was Developed
Oral health care is a critical component of comprehensive HIV medical management. Development of oral pathology is frequently associated with an underlying progression of HIV-disease status. A thorough soft-tissue examination may reveal pathology associated with dysphagia or odynophagia. Dental problems can result in or exacerbate nutritional problems. In addition, psychosocial and quality-of-life issues frequently are associated with the condition of the oral cavity and the dentition. See recommendations
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