What to start with? A review of current guidelines (EACS, WHO, DHHS)

2023.12.08
Hello. My name is Cristiana Oprea. I'm an infectious disease and HIV clinician at Victor Babes Hospital for infectious and tropical diseases in Bucharest, and also an associate professor at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. I am part of the European AIDS Clinical Society governing board since 2014, and also part of the EuroSida steering committee since 2017.
IAS 2023 | WHO Guidelines Update: The Risk of HIV Sexual Transmission with Low Viral Load is Nearly Zero

IAS 2023 | WHO Guidelines Update: The Risk of HIV Sexual Transmission with Low Viral Load is Nearly Zero

2023.10.22
The 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) began on July 23, 2023, in Brisbane, Australia. At the conference, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced important updates to the HIV guidelines, emphasizing the importance of "HIV viral suppression for improved individual health and reduced transmission." On the eve of the conference, The Lancet published a systematic review showing that the risk of HIV transmission with low-level viral load is almost zero.