Diagnosis of HIV Infection during Early Infancy: How Early Is Early Enough?

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 214, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1294-1296

  Mofenson, Lynne M ^a  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

early infant diagnosis; pediatric HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT CARE; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INFANT;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL;

EID: 84994766829     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw383     Document Type: Note

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