The nurse explains to the patient newly diagnosed with HIV that prophylactic measures that should be taken as early as possible during the course of the infection include which the following (Select all that apply.)?

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Prevention of other infections is an important intervention in patients who are HIV positive, and these vaccines are recommended as soon as the HIV infection is diagnosed. Antibiotics and immune globulin are used to prevent and treat infections that occur later in the course of the disease, when the CD4 count has dropped or when infection has occurred.

The Nurse Explains to the Patient Newly Diagnosed with HIV