RT Book, Section
A1 Shetty, Avinash K.
A1 Maldonado, Yvonne A.
A2 Stevenson, David K.
A2 Cohen, Ronald S.
A2 Sunshine, Philip
SR Print(0)
ID 1109796814
T1 HIV Infection
T2 Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071763769
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109796814
RD 2024/04/19
AB Perinatal  transmission  is  the  most  common  route  of  human  immunodeficiency  virus  type  1  (HIV-1)  infection  among  infants  and  children.1  Since  the  first  reports  of  pediatric  acquired  immune  deficiency  syndrome  (AIDS)  cases  more  than  3  decades  ago,2  extraordinary  advances  have  occurred  in  the  prevention  and  treatment  of  pediatric  HIV  infection.3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  and  9  The  epidemiology  of  the  perinatal  HIV  epidemic  has  dramatically  changed  in  the  United  States  and  other  resource-rich  countries  because  of  effective  implementation  of  strategies  to  prevent  vertical  transmission.7,  8,  and  9  Improved  survival  of  HIV-infected  children  into  adolescence  and  adulthood  because  of  the  availability  of  highly  active  antiretroviral  therapy  (HAART)  has  significantly  improved  the  health  and  longevity  of  HIV-infected  children.3,  4,  5,  and  6