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Review
. 2010 Jul 20;7(7):e1000285.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000285.

HIV testing for children in resource-limited settings: what are we waiting for?

Scott Kellerman  1 , Shaffiq Essajee
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Review

HIV testing for children in resource-limited settings: what are we waiting for?

Scott Kellerman et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Scott Kellerman and Shaffiq Essajee argue that the time has come to increase access to HIV testing for children, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Number of children under 15 receiving antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries, 2005–2007.
Source: UNICEF calculations based on data collected through the PMTCT and Paediatric HIV Care and Treatment Report Card process and reported in UNICEF Children and AIDS. 3rd stocktaking report 2008, pp. 34–42 (http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2008/20081201_3rd_stocktaking_summary_en.pdf) . Regions were recalculated according to UNICEF classification of regions.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Despite improvements in PMTCT and infant testing coverage, many women and infants are not tested and are lost to follow up resulting in high infant and child mortality.
Strategies to help increase the identification of infected children depend on the underlying seroprevalence and epidemiology.
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