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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Survival benefit of early infant antiretroviral therapy is compromised when diagnosis is delayed
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Volume 31, No. 7, Year 2012
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Late presentation is common among African HIV-1-infected infants. Incidence and correlates of mortality were examined in 99 infants with HIV-1 diagnosis by 5 months of age. Twelve-month survival was 66.8% (95% confidence interval: 55.9-75.6%). World Health Organization stage 3 or 4, underweight, wasting, microcephaly, low hemoglobin, pneumonia and gastroenteritis predicted mortality. Early HIV-1 diagnosis with antiretroviral therapy before symptomatic disease is critical for infant survival. © 2012 by Lippincott Williams ∧ Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wamalwa, Dalton C.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Benki-Nugent, Sarah F.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Langat, Agnes C.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Tapia, Kenneth A.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Ngugi, Evelyn W.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Slyker, Jennifer A.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Richardson, Barbra Ann
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
John-Stewart, Grace C.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/INF.0b013e3182587796
ISSN:
08913668
e-ISSN:
15320987
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study