title: Immediate access to antiretroviral therapy is important in children living with HIV.
abstract: This article reviews a case of a child with perinatal HIV followed for 30 months during a prospective cohort study on pneumonia prevention in HIV-infected children. The point of this case report is to illustrate how delayed access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected children impacts immunization response and growth. Given the WHO's early release guideline changes on ART recommendations and the expected full revised guidelines coming out this year, this article is a timely discussion on the need for access to ART for HIV infected Indian children regardless of CD4 count.
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sangeeta Das
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Bikas K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Arya
keywords: Access; HIV; antiretroviral therapy; immune response; vaccines