Management of HIV-2 in Pregnancy
- Clinicians should recommend ART for all pregnant individuals with HIV-2. (A2†)
- Clinicians should recommend one of the ART regimens in Table 3: ART Regimens for Initial Treatment of Pregnant Adults With HIV-2 [a]. (A3)
- Clinicians should not delay ART initiation in pregnant individuals even if there is no or limited access to HIV-2 viral load testing. (A2†)
- In selecting an ART regimen for a pregnant individual with HIV-2, clinicians should not include:
- Boosted ATV, because of its lack of efficacy against HIV-2. (A*)
- EFV and RPV, the NNRTIs recommended for treatment of HIV-1 during pregnancy, because of a lack of efficacy against HIV-2. (A*)
