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White matter abnormalities in children with HIV infection and exposure
(Frontiers Media, 2017)
Background: Due to changes in guidelines and access to treatment, more children start combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in infancy. With few studies examining the long-term effects of perinatal HIV infection and ...
Utility of host markers detected in Quantiferon supernatants for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children in a high-burden setting
(PLoS, 2013-05-15)
Background: The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) disease remains a challenge especially in young and HIV-infected
children. Recent studies have identified potential host markers which, when measured in Quantiferon ...
Changes in incidence and prognosis of malignancies in children with HIV
(BioMed Central, 2012-04)
Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the differences in
patient demographics as well as in the relative incidence
and outcome of childhood cancers, associated with the
HIV infection.
Low vitamin-D levels combined with PKP3-SIGIRR-TMEM16J host variants is associated with tuberculosis and death in HIV-infected and -exposed infants
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background:
This study examined the associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and specific host genetic variants that affect vitamin D levels or its effects on immune function, with the risk of TB or mortality in children.
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Tuberculosis and pneumonia in HIV-infected children : an overview
(BioMed Central, 2016-11-24)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pneumonia remains the most common cause of hospitalization and the most important cause of death in young children. In high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-burden settings, HIV-infected children carry ...
Effectiveness of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease in South African children : a case-control study
(Elsevier, 2017-01-27)
Background: The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was designed to include disease-causing
serotypes that are important in low-income and middle-income countries. Vaccine eff ectiveness estimates are scarce
in ...
Cross‐cultural assessment of HIV‐associated cognitive impairment using the Kaufman assessment battery for children : a systematic review
(Wiley Open Access, 2017)
Introduction: Despite improved efficacy of, and access to, combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), HIV‐associated cognitive impairments remain prevalent in both children and adults. Neuropsychological tests that detect ...
Neurodevelopment in perinatally HIV-infected children : a concern for adolescence
(International AIDS Society, 2013-06-18)
Globally, an estimated 3.4 million children are living with HIV, yet little is known about the effects of HIV and antiretroviral
treatment (ART) on the developing brain, and the neurodevelopmental and behavioural outcomes ...
Where do HIV-infected adolescents go after transfer? – Tracking transition/transfer of HIV-infected adolescents using linkage of cohort data to a health information system platform
(Wiley Open Access, 2017)
Introduction: To evaluate long-term outcomes in HIV-infected adolescents, it is important to identify ways of tracking
outcomes after transfer to a different health facility. The Department of Health (DoH) in the Western ...
Antiretroviral therapy for the management of HIV in children
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-12)
Since 2004, when antiretroviral therapy (ART) was first available to children through the National Department of Health, there has been significant progress in preventing and treating paediatric HIV. Large cohort studies ...