Profile of Young South African Children Hospitalized With HIV: Cause for Concern
| Autor: | Amy L. Slogrove, Lisa Frigati, Helena Rabie, Elri du Plooy, Mark F. Cotton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Anti-HIV Agents HIV diagnosis MEDLINE Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Mothers HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Tertiary Care Centers South Africa 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Viral suppression Pregnancy Complications Infectious Transmission (medicine) business.industry Infant medicine.disease Antiretroviral therapy Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical Hospitalization Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Hiv status business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 39:840-842 |
| ISSN: | 0891-3668 |
| Popis: | We describe the history of mother-to-child-prevention, time to HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy of 55 hospitalized HIV-positive children (median age, 5.7 months). Of 31 (56%) mothers who knew their HIV status prior to pregnancy, 11 (35%) did not attend antenatal clinics; those who did attend had poor viral suppression. Despite rapid recognition and access to treatment, 13% of hospitalized HIV-positive infants died. Strategies to reach the mothers driving vertical transmission are imperative. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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