Acute human immunodeficiency virus infection in a breast-fed infant in New York City.
Acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a breast-fed infant is a rare diagnosis in developed countries. We present a six-month old girl with postnatally acquired HIV infection complicated by Pneumocystis jéroveci pneumonia, cytomegalovirus pneumonitis and encephalopathy. Her mother had tested negative for HIV during pregnancy. Children infected by mothers during an acute seroconversion may have more rapid disease progression.
Nicholson
Ouzama
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Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA. onicholson1@partners.org
Michalik
David E
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Patel
Sameer
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Larussa
Philip
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Natalie
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology