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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Availability of Draft Recommendations for Prevention of 
Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Persons

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health 
Service (PHS), Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for review and comment 
of a draft document entitled ``Recommendations for Prevention of 
Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Persons,'' prepared by the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Infectious Diseases Society of 
America (IDSA).

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments on this draft document 
must be received on or before December 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the draft recommendations for 
prevention of opportunistic infections must be submitted to the 
Technical Information Activity, Division of HIV/AIDS, Mailstop E-49, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333; 
telephone (404) 639-2076, facsimile (404) 639-2007. Written comments on 
this draft document should be received by December 16, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical Information Activity, 
Division of HIV/AIDS, Mailstop E-49, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), Atlanta GA 30333; telephone (404) 639-2076, facsimile 
(404) 639-2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Opportunistic infections (OIs) constitute a 
major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected persons. The 
draft recommendations, prepared by the CDC, the NIH, and the IDSA in 
consultation with representatives from numerous Federal and non-Federal 
agencies and community groups, represent a comprehensive approach to 
prevention of OIs in HIV-infected persons. They include recommendations 
pertinent to 17 major OIs, or groups of OIs, according to (1) 
prevention of exposure, (2) prevention of disease (first occurrence), 
and (3) prevention of disease recurrence.

    Dated: November 8, 1994.
Joseph R. Carter,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-28107 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]
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