title: HIV-exposed uninfected infants are at increased risk for severe infections in the first year of life.
abstract: HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants have higher infectious morbidity than HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) infants. We present the clinical outcomes from a pilot cohort study of 27 HEU and 28 HUU infants. In the absence of infant malnutrition or advanced maternal HIV, HEU infants experienced a 2.74 (0.85-8.78) times greater risk of hospitalization in the first year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. slogrove@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slogrove
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reikie
authors.forename: Shalena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.forename: Corena
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Beer
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotton
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bettinger
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Speert
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esser
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kollmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology