SECOND LINE ART FOR TREATMENT FAILURE

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About Course

Viral load is the test of choice for monitoring response to ART and identifying treatment failure. First VL should be performed 3 months after ART initiation for all PLHIV.

Treatment failure should be suspected when a new or recurrent HIV-associated condition

indicating severe immunodeficiency (WHO stage III or IV condition) develops after at least 6

months on ART. Treatment failure should always be confirmed with VL testing.

What Will You Learn?

  • Know the combination drugs for second line according to Kenyan ART guidelines.
  • To understand steps and management of treatment failure necessitating use of second line ART.

Course Content

SECOND LINE ART FOR TREATMENT FAILURE

  • VL load schedule
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  • Steps in treatment failure treatment
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  • Recommended Second-line ART Regimens in Infants, Children, Adolescents and Adults, excluding TB/HIV co-infection
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  • Quiz

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