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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct-Dec;5(4):860-862.
doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.201142.

Immediate access to antiretroviral therapy is important in children living with HIV

Sangeeta Das Bhattacharya  1 , Bikas K Arya  1
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Immediate access to antiretroviral therapy is important in children living with HIV

Sangeeta Das Bhattacharya et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2016 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

This article reviews a case of a child with perinatal HIV followed for 30 months during a prospective cohort study on pneumonia prevention in HIV-infected children. The point of this case report is to illustrate how delayed access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected children impacts immunization response and growth. Given the WHO's early release guideline changes on ART recommendations and the expected full revised guidelines coming out this year, this article is a timely discussion on the need for access to ART for HIV infected Indian children regardless of CD4 count.

Keywords: Access; HIV; antiretroviral therapy; immune response; vaccines.

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