Survival in children with perinatal HIV infection and very low CD4 lymphocyte counts

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-275

  Hsu, Ho Wen ^a,i   Pelton, Stephen ^b   Williamson, John M ^c   Thomas, Pauline ^d   Mascola, Laurene ^e   Ortiz, Idith ^f   Rakusan, Tamara ^g   Melville, Sharon ^h   Bertolli, Jeanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

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

^e LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^f Puerto Rico Department of Health   (Portugal)

^g CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

ⁱ State Laboratory Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Mycobacterium avium intracellulare; Pediatrics; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PERINATAL INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 0034319150     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200011010-00010     Document Type: Article

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