title: Care of the infant born exposed to human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: The expanding epidemic of HIV infection in reproductive-age women, the availability of antiretroviral therapy for children, and recommendations for increased case identification activities augur a time when more and more pediatricians are going to be called on to care for HIV-exposed infants. This article outlines a comprehensive medical framework for the care of these children from the labor and delivery setting to the nursery, outpatient clinic, and the emergency room. It includes issues of infection control; medical, developmental, and psychosocial care; and laboratory evaluations. Finally, it address the need for long-term follow-up of all children born exposed to HIV.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jule
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000592:standards; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010351:Patient Discharge