Early infant diagnosis of HIV: Review of current and innovative practices

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 112-116

  Celletti, Francesca ^a,b   Sherman, Gayle ^c,d   Mazanderani, Ahmad H ^c,e  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations   (Switzerland)

^c National Institute for Communicable Diseases   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

birth testing; early infant diagnosis; pediatric HIV; point of care early infant diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UTILIZATION;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 85003918690     PISSN: 1746630X     EISSN: 17466318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000343     Document Type: Review

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