The acceptability and feasibility of routine pediatric HIV testing in an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1348-1353

  Ramirez Avila, Lynn ^a,b,c   Noubary, Farzad ^c,d   Pansegrouw, Deirdre ^e   Sithole, Siphesihle ^e   Giddy, Janet ^e   Losina, Elena ^c,d,f,g,h,i   Walensky, Rochelle P ^c,d,i,j   Bassett, Ingrid V ^c,d,i  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Medical Practice Evaluation Center   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MCCORD HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^f BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Outpatient clinic; Pediatric; Routine HIV testing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; CAREGIVER; HIV INFECTIONS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84891748977     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829ba34b     Document Type: Article

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