The clinical management of children perinatally exposed to HIV

E M Rodriguez; C Diaz; M Glenn Fowler

The clinical management of children perinatally exposed to HIV

Prim Care. 1997 Sep;24(3):643-66.

Authors

E M Rodriguez¹, C Diaz, M Glenn Fowler

Affiliation

¹ Bureau for Health Resources and Development, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA.

PMID: 9271697

Abstract

The spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to children has become one of the most serious public health problems in the United States. This article presents the clinician with an overview of the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among infants and children, discusses major issues about the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission (including ZDV prophylaxis), and presents the management and treatment issues of HIV infection among children.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
HIV Infections / complications
HIV Infections / congenital*
HIV Infections / drug therapy
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
Prenatal Care
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology
Zidovudine / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-HIV Agents
Zidovudine