Evaluation of using routine infant immunization visits to identify and follow-up HIV-exposed infants and their mothers in Tanzania

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Goodson, James L ^a   Finkbeiner, Thomas ^b   Davis, Nicole L ^c   Lyimo, Dafrossa ^d   Rwebembera, Anath ^d   Swartzendruber, Andrea L ^c   Wallace, Aaron S ^a   Kimambo, Sajida ^b   Kimario, Chrispin J ^e   Wiktor, Stefan Z ^b   Luman, Elizabeth T ^a  

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

^b Centers Dis Contr Prev Malaria P   (Tanzania)

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

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^e ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

early infant diagnosis; HIV; integration; routine immunizations; vaccination

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; PEDIATRICS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINES;

EID: 84876291957     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31828a3e3f     Document Type: Article

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