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The Office of AIDS Research of the
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the lat ...
(NIH) of the United States of America develops guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in
HIV-1
The subtypes of HIV include two major types, HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV type 2 (HIV-2). HIV-1 is related to viruses found in chimpanzees and gorillas living in western Africa, while HIV-2 viruses are related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey ...
-infected
adult
An adult is a human or other animal that has reached full growth. In human context, the term ''adult'' has meanings associated with social and legal concepts. In contrast to a " minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of maj ...
s and adolescents.Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents, December 1, 2009, Developed by the DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents – A Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) full guidelines OARAC is an advisory group to the Office of AIDS Research. The Office of AIDS Research is an office of the National Institutes of Health's Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives which in turn is governed by the Office of the Director of the NIH.