title: [Consensus statement of the National AIDS Plan Secretariat, Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine and AIDS Study Group of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology on Emergency and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Supporting non-HIV specialist professionals in the treatment of patients with urgent diseases resulting from HIV infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  These recommendations have been agreed by an expert panel from the National AIDS Plan Secretariat, the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine, and the AIDS Study Group. A review has been made of the safety and efficacy results of clinical trials and cohort studies published in biomedical journals (PubMed and Embase) or presented at conferences. The strength of each recommendation (A, B, C) and the level of supporting evidence (I, II, III) are based on a modification of the criteria of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The data to be collected from the emergency medical history in order to recognize the patient at risk of HIV infection were specified. It stressed the basic knowledge of ART principles and its importance in terms of decline in morbidity and mortality of HIV+ patients and referring to the HIV specialist for follow-up, where appropriate, including drug interactions. Management of different emergency situations that may occur in patients with HIV infection is also mentioned.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The non-HIV specialist professional, will find the necessary tools to approach HIV patients with an emergency disease.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Antiretroviral treatment; Diagnóstico precoz; Early diagnosis; Emergency; Human immunodeficiency virus; Tratamiento antirretroviral; Urgencias; Virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana