Housing on the open compound is usually indicated until medical transfer becomes indicated. Primary care professionals are expected to care for inmates in all stages of the disease. Professionals with special interest and training in HIV disease will be available for consultation at specially selected correctional institutions. Primary care professionals are expected to utilize specialty consultation when needed. B. A baseline viral load should be done.
Viral loads are to be drawn before or simultaneously with vaccinations.
A viral load assay is not reliable for at least four weeks after vaccinations have been given or following a serious illness. C. Tuberculosis Prophylaxis should be initiated. Repeat vaccine every six years. The practitioner should be aware that if vaccine is given in acute FMV infection, there is a chance the individual will become a chronic carrier. Additionally, one should be aware that the viral load may show a temporary elevation as a result of giving a vaccine.