title: Acute human immunodeficiency virus infection in a breast-fed infant in New York City.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA. onicholson1@partners.org
authors.forename: Ouzama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Michalik
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Larussa
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neu
mesh_terms: 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