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Case Reports
. 2023 May 1;42(5):405-406.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003857. Epub 2023 Feb 8.

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn With in Utero Transmission of HIV

Icilio Dodi  1 , Enzo Romanini  2 , Piero Veronese  1 , Antonina Marta Cangelosi  1 , Francesca Calzolari  2 , Maria Beatrice Ruozi  1 , Valentina Maffini  1
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Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn With in Utero Transmission of HIV

Icilio Dodi et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

The management of perinatal HIV infection in preterm infants is hampered by the lack of evidence informing optimal antiretroviral treatment for these vulnerable newborns. We present a case of an extremely preterm infant with HIV infection treated immediately with a 3-drug antiretroviral regimen and achieving stable suppression of HIV plasma viral load.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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