Nonvirologic algorithms for predicting HIV infection among HIV-exposed infants younger than 12 weeks of age

Benjamin H Chi, Mohammed I Limbada, Mark J Giganti, Michelle S Li, Maximillian Bweupe, Patrick Musonda, Peggy Bubala, Mwangelwa Mubiana-Mbewe, Namwinga T Chintu, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Jeffrey S A Stringer

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Abstract

Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy has been shown to reduce mortality among perinatally HIV-infected infants, but availability of virologic testing remains limited in many settings.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-6
Number of pages6
JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2013

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents
  • Area Under Curve
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • HIV Infections
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Models, Biological
  • Mothers
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Reproducibility of Results

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