Research & News
Updated Hotline Guidelines for Infants with Perinatal HIV Exposure
May 16, 2022
The 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline has released updated Best Practices for the Care of Infants with Perinatal Exposure to HIV. Main updates include:
Modified criteria for determination of infant risk status
NVP dosing for ≥32 to <34 weeks’ gestation at... Read More
Updated Guidance for COVID-19 and People Living with HIV
Feb 25, 2022
The Guidelines Working Groups of the NIH Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council have released a summary of updates made to their Guidance for COVID-19 and People with HIV since the last publication of this guidance in February 2021. It includes updated recommendations... Read More
Update to COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines for People Living with HIV
Feb 08, 2022
The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel (the Panel) has published a revised version of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. Key changes specific to people with HIV include:
The Panel notes that people with advanced or untreated HIV who do not... Read More
Updated Perinatal Guidelines Released
Jan 06, 2022
The HHS Panel on Treatment of HIV During Pregnancy and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission recently updated several sections of the Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United... Read More
CDC Urges COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant People
Sep 30, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an urgent health advisory today to increase COVID-19 vaccination among people who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to become pregnant now, or who might become... Read More
New Training Videos Available
Sep 24, 2021
This series of training/educational videos was adapated from an August 2021 training for 24/7 Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline staff. These short videos address the care of pregnant people living with HIV from pre-conception through the postpartum period.
Pre-conception... Read More
Mental Health in Women Living with HIV
Aug 20, 2021
In this review, the authors explore the unique mental health issues faced by women living with HIV and examine the feasibility and outcomes of mental health interventions that have been tested in this population.
Citation: Waldron EM, Burnett-Zeigler I, Wee V, Ng YW,... Read More
Third Trimester Repeat HIV Testing: It's Time We Make it Universal
Jun 08, 2021
This clinical opinion piece is the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline team's call to action for universal repeat third trimester HIV testing as a key strategy toward perinatal HIV elimination.
Citation: Cassimatis IR, Ayala LD, Miller ES, Garcia PM, Jao J, Yee LM. Third... Read More
Housing Instability and Virologic Control Among Pregnant Individuals with HIV
Jun 08, 2021
The authors, including many of the clinicians on the Illinois Perinatal HIV Hotline, examine the association between housing instability and HIV outcomes in pregnant individuals living with HIV.
Citation: Cassimatis IR, Miller ES, Benes L, Levesque J, Yee LM. Housing... Read More
Safety of Early Nevirapine Therapy for Neonates at High Risk for Perinatal HIV Infection
Apr 13, 2021
This study examined the pharmacokinetics and safety of nevirapine for use in the early neonatal period. The authors found that nevirapine at the dose studied was confirmed to be safe, and that the data support nevirapine as a component of presumptive HIV treatment in high... Read More
