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Document 0216
DOCN M9550216
TI Epidemiology of pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection in the
United States.
DT 9505
AU Rogers MF; Caldwell MB; Gwinn ML; Simonds RJ; Division of HIV/AIDS,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,; Atlanta, GA.
SO Acta Paediatr Suppl. 1994 Aug;400:5-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/95135020
AB Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is a growing problem for
children worldwide. As of 31 December 1992, 4249 children with Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) under 13 years of age had been reported
to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). HIV is
transmitted to children predominantly from their mothers. Nearly all
cases of HIV infection acquired from blood transfusions in the United
States occurred before donor-screening practices were implemented in
March 1985. In 1991, approximately 7000 HIV-infected women gave birth to
a liveborn infant in the United States, for a prevalence of 1.7 per 1000
women. Despite recent advances in prophylactic therapy for opportunistic
infections, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia remains the most common
AIDS-defining illness in children in the United States. If these cases
are to be prevented, children born to HIV-infected mothers will need to
be identified early and monitored appropriately for CD4+ cell counts to
determine the need for prophylaxis.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/
EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/TRANSMISSION AIDS-Related Opportunistic
Infections/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/ EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL
Blood Donors Blood Transfusion/ADVERSE EFFECTS Child Child Abuse,
Sexual Child, Preschool CD4 Lymphocyte Count Disease Transmission,
Vertical Female Human HIV
Infections/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/
TRANSMISSION HIV Seroprevalence Infant Infant, Newborn Male
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/
EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL Prevalence Risk Factors
Syphilis/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL
ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).