Early infant diagnosis of HIV and fast initiation of anti-retroviral therapy in a rural African setting: How well are we doing?

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 203-207

  Smith, Sara Jane ^a   Nimmo, Camus ^a   Fredlund, Victor ^a   Moodley, Pravi ^b  

^a Mseleni Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Anti retroviral therapy; Early infant diagnosis; HIV; Initiation; PCR; Rural setting

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84905106311     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905514Y.0000000119     Document Type: Article

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