The many needs of the HIV-infected child.
25% to 35% of infants exposed to maternal HIV during the perinatal period become infected. The virus is now the fifth leading cause of death in children under 15 years. Until recently, most infected children were symptomatic by age two and died by age six, but today many survive into their teens. The medical, physical, and psychosocial needs of these long-term survivors are discussed.
Oleske
J M
JM
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology