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Document 0071
DOCN M94A0071
TI Virologic, immunologic, and clinical evaluation of human
immunodeficiency virus antibody status of symptom-free children born to
infected mothers.
DT 9412
AU Wiznia AA; Lambert G; Dobrosyzcki J; Porricolo M; Chelyapov N; Israeli
V; Brunell P; Conroy J; Liu KN; Baron P; et al; Division of Pediatric
Infectious Disease, Bronx Lebanon Hospital; Center, New York 10457.
SO J Pediatr. 1994 Sep;125(3):352-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94351418
AB STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of infection by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a population of symptom-free children
who were born to HIV-infected mothers and who subsequently underwent
seroreversion from an HIV antibody-positive to an HIV antibody-negative
status. DESIGN: Cohort. SETTING: Pediatric HIV program in a community
setting. PATIENTS: We used HIV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and
coculture to detect the presence or absence of HIV in peripheral blood
mononuclear cells of 134 children aged 6 to 53 months. All children had
HIV antibody at birth and underwent a subsequent seroreversion to
antibody-negative status. RESULTS: In 134 children with HIV
antibody-negative status, 219 of 220 culture results and 242 of 247
HIV-1 DNA PCR assay results were negative. Six positive laboratory
results were obtained for six different children, each of whom had
negative results on multiple assays. For HIV-infected children, 56 of 62
cultures and 99 of 104 PCR evaluations showed positive results. There
was no clinical or laboratory evidence of HIV infection in the group
with HIV antibody-negative status. CONCLUSION: We were unable to find
evidence of latent HIV type 1 infection in this cohort of symptom-free
children who underwent seroreversion to HIV antibody-negative status.
The loss of maternal HIV antibody in these children indicates the
absence of HIV infection. False-positive PCR and culture results
occurred sporadically, indicating that repeated analysis of HIV
seropositivity in infants and children is necessary.
DE Adolescence Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies DNA,
Viral/ANALYSIS/GENETICS Female Human HIV Antibodies/*BLOOD HIV
Infections/*CONGENITAL/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY HIV
Seronegativity/*IMMUNOLOGY HIV-1/GENETICS/*IMMUNOLOGY/ISOLATION & PURIF
IgA/BLOOD IgG/BLOOD IgM/BLOOD Infant Infant, Newborn Leukocyte
Count Polymerase Chain Reaction Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications,
Infectious/IMMUNOLOGY/*MICROBIOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/PATHOLOGY T4 Lymphocytes/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL
ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).