Birth diagnosis of HIV infection in infants to reduce infant mortality and monitor for elimination of mother-to-child transmission

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1080-1085

  Lilian, Rivka R ^a   Kalk, Emma ^a,b   Technau, Karl Gunter ^b   Sherman, Gayle G ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Elimination of mother tochild Transmission; HIV; Infant; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; NEVIRAPINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84891826164     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318290622e     Document Type: Article

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