Prophylaxis against pneumocystis carinii pneumonia among children with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection in the united states

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 332, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 786-790

  Simonds, R J ^a   Lindegren, Mary Lou ^a   Thomas, Polly ^b   Hanson, Debra ^a   Caldwell, Blake ^a   Scott, Gwendolyn ^a   Rogers, Martha ^c  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINATAL INFECTION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028934374     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199503233321206     Document Type: Article

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