Clinical spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus disease in children in a West African City

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 438-442

  Vetter, Kathleen M ^a,c   Djomand, Gaston ^a   Zadi, Fernande ^a   Diaby, Lacina ^a   Brattegaard, Kari ^a   Timité, Marguerite ^b   Andoh, Joseph ^b   Adou, Jerome Assi ^b   De Cock, Kevin M ^a,d,e  

^a Project RETRO CI Abidjan   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Department of Clinical Microbiology   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency virus; Africa; children; Human immunodeficiency virus; human immunodeficiency virus type 1; human immunodeficiency virus type 2; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AFRICA; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0029927398     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199605000-00011     Document Type: Article

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