{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "hiv-infection-asymptomatic",
  "name": "HIV infection (asymptomatic)",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "HIV and AIDS - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (NBK534860) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534860/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class BD03 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · Swinkels HM, Nguyen AD, Samandari T, Gulick PG. HIV and AIDS. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan-. Last Update: January 14, 2026.",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 950,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "HIV care in Egypt is centralised at designated specialist/MOH treatment centres; the GP's role is confirming the result, counselling on transmission prevention and partner testing, and referring for ART initiation and follow-up, not prescribing ART directly.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer, with advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "HIV care in Egypt is centralised at designated specialist/MOH treatment centres; the GP's role is confirming the result, counselling on transmission prevention and partner testing, and referring for ART initiation and follow-up, not prescribing ART directly.",
      "cautions": [
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - All patients diagnosed with HIV should be started on ART as soon as possible after diagnosis.",
        "RED FLAG - HIV-2 has intrinsic drug resistance to all non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), rendering them ineffective.",
        "RED FLAG - Pregnancy (urgent referral to prevent mother-to-child transmission), recent high-risk exposure needing post-exposure prophylaxis assessment, or any new symptoms suggesting progression to symptomatic disease."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "hiv-infection-asymptomatic"
    }
  ]
}