Virologic testing in infants with perinatal exposure to HIV receiving multidrug prophylaxis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 196-197

  Connolly, Maureen D ^a   Rutstein, Richard M ^a   Lowenthal, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; NEUTROPENIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84873025528     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182787c29     Document Type: Letter

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