Preparation of the HIV-infected Traveler to the Tropics.

Pre-travel advice and planning can help the HIV-infected traveler minimize the unavoidable risks of tropical travel. Issues to cover: the diagnosis, staging, and stabilization of HIV infection and its sequelae; adequacy of the supply of medications currently used; optimal sources of medical care in planned destinations; potential HIV-related legal restrictions on travel; special risks associated with the medical geography of the traveler's route and planned activities; the need to avoid food-, water-, and vector-borne diseases; any appropriate vaccination, chemoprophylaxis, and antimicrobial agents; and arrangement for adequate medical follow-up upon the traveler's return.