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SARS-COV-2 in children & adolescents living with HIV in Europe & South Africa

2023

Authors: Jackson C, Crichton S, Bamford A, Berzosa A, Gilmour K, Goetghebuer T,  Johnson SM, Judd A, Noguera-Julian A, Le Prevost M, Spoulou V, Sturgeon K,  VolokhamA, Zar HJ, Collins IJ. On behalf of the European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC)

Presented at: CROI 2023

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Outcomes of etravirine-based antiretroviral treatment in treatment-experienced children and adolescents living with HIV in Europe and Thailand

2022

Authors: European Pregnancy And Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration Eppicc, Lyons A, Thompson L, Chappell E, Ene L, Galli L, Goetghebuer T, Jourdain G, Noguera-Julian A, Kahlert CR, Königs C, Kosalaraksa P, Lumbiganon P, Marczyńska M, Marques L, Navarro M, Naver L, Okhonskaia L, Prata F, Puthanakit T, Ramos JT, Samarina A, Thorne C, Voronin E, Turkova A, Giaquinto C, Judd A, Collins IJ

Published in: Sage Journals

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and clinical characteristics in children and young people living with HIV in Europe

2022

Authors: Chappell E, Bamford A, Berzosa Sanchez A, Goetghebuer T, Marques L, Naver L, NogueraJulian A, Talarek E, Plotnikova Y, Samarina A, Ene L, Spolou V, Collins I

Presented at: International Workshop on HIV & Pediatrics 2022

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Birth outcomes following prenatal exposure to dolutegravir: the DOLOMITE-EPPICC study

2022

Authors: C Thorne, K Aebi-Popp, L Ene, M Floridia, AM Gamell, M Illan, H Peters, A Samarina, L Ragone, C Giaquinto, V Vannappagari

Presented at: CROI 2022

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Cascade of care in children and adolescents with HIV in Russian Federation

2020

Author: Anna Turkova, Evgeny Voronin, Yulia Plotnikova, Anna Samarina, Edith Milanzi, Vladimir Rozenberg, Liubov Okhonskaia, Inga Latysheva, Aleksey Plynsky, Elena Fertikh, Siobhan Crichton, Charlotte Jackson, Ali Judd, Intira J Collins, on behalf of the European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC)

Published in: 12th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics

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Background:

The cascade of care summarises the 90-90-90 UNAIDS targets,

Global variations in pubertal growth in adolescents living with perinatal HIV

2020

Authors: Crichton S, Jesson J, Aké-Assi MH, Belfrage E, Davies MA, Pinto J, Teasdale C, Van Lam N, Vreeman R, Wanless S, Williams P, Yotebieng M, Leroy V, Goodall R on behalf of the CIPHER Global Cohort Collaboration

Published in: 27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, March 8th –11th, 2020 – Boston.

Abacavir dosing, effectiveness, and safety in young infants living with HIV in Europe

2020

Authors: Crichton S , Collins  IJ, Turkova A, Ene L, Galli L, Marczynska M, Navarro M, Naver L, Noguera-Julian A, Plotnikova Y, Scherpbier H, Volokha A, Voronin E, Judd A; on behalf of the European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC)

Published in: 27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, March 8th –11th, 2020 – Boston.

Abstract

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends abacavir as the preferred/alternative backbone for 1st line regimens in children with HIV from age 28 days.

Outcomes following prenatal exposure to dolutegravir: the Dolomite-EPPICC study

2020

Authors: Thorne C, Rasi V, Aebi-Popp K, Ene L, Floridia M, Mendoza-Palomar N, Prieto L, Ragone L, Sconza R, CGiaquinto C, Vannappagari V; for the Dolomite-EPPICC study group

Published in: Oral presentation at 27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, March 8th –11th, 2020 – Boston.

 

Abstract

BACKGROUND • In 2018,

Long-term non-progression in children with perinatally acquired HIV

2020

Authors: Jackson C, Bamford A, Crichton S, Goodall R,Goulder P, Klein N, Marques L, Paioni P, Riordan A, Spoulou V, Vieira VA, Collins IJ. On behalf of The European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group

Published in:  27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, March 8th –11th, 2020 – Boston.

Severe haematologic toxicity is rare in high risk HIV-exposed infants receiving combination neonatal prophylaxis.

2019

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord

Published in: HIV Med. 2019;20(5):291-307

Objectives Combination neonatal prophylaxis (CNP) is recommended in high‐risk situations for the prevention of mother‐to‐child HIV transmission, although data on its safety are limited. The aim of the study was to identify whether neonatal prophylaxis (NP) type is associated with the risk of severe anaemia or neutropaenia.

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of poor immune response despite virologically suppressive antiretroviral therapy among children and adolescents with HIV in Europe and Thailand: cohort study

2019

Authors: Collins IJ; European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord

Published in: Clin Infect Dis. 2019; 28. pii: ciz253. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz253. [Epub ahead of print]

Background In HIV-positive adults, low CD4 cell counts despite fully suppressed HIV-1 RNA on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have been associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality.

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbones and pregnancy outcomes

2019

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) Study Group

Published in: Aids. 2019;33(2):295-304.

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether specific nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backbones are associated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women starting antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Design Seven observational studies across eight European countries of pregnancies in HIV-positive women.

Birth Defects After Exposure to Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy at Conception/First Trimester of Pregnancy A Multicohort Analysis

2019

Authors: Martinez de Tejada B; European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration Study Group.

Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019;80(3):316-324

 

Background To investigate the association between efavirenz (EFV) use during conception or first trimester (T1) of pregnancy and the occurrence of birth defects.

Setting Seven observational studies of pregnant HIV-positive women across 13 European countries and Thailand.

Predictors of faster virological suppression in early treated infants with perinatal HIV from Europe and Thailand

2019

Authors: Chan MK, Goodall R, Judd A, et al.

Published in: Aids. 2019; 33(7):1155-1165

Objective To identify predictors of faster time to virological suppression among infants starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) early in infancy.

Design Cohort study of infants from Europe and Thailand included in studies participating in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC).

Long-term trends in mortality and AIDS-defining events after combination ART initiation among children and adolescents with perinatal HIV infection in 17 middle- and high-income countries in Europe and Thailand: A cohort study

2018

Authors: Judd A, Chappell E, Turkova A; for European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) Study Group in EuroCoord.

Published in: PLoS Med. 2018;15(1): e1002491

Background Published estimates of mortality and progression to AIDS as children with HIV approach adulthood are limited. We describe rates and risk factors for death and AIDS-defining events in children and adolescents after initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in 17 middle- and high-income countries,

Migrant women living with HIV in Europe: are they facing inequalities in the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV?: The European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord

2018

Authors: Favarato G, Bailey H, Burns F, et al.

Published in: Eur J Public Health. 2018;28(1):55-60

Background In pregnancy early interventions are recommended for prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. We examined whether pregnant women who live with HIV in Europe and are migrants encounter barriers in accessing HIV testing and care.
Methods Four cohorts within the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration provided data for pooled analysis of 11 795 pregnant women who delivered in 2002–12 across ten European countries.

Time to switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV in Europe and Thailand

2018

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) Study Group in EuroCoord.

Published in: Clin Infect Dis. 2018;66(4):594-603.

Background Global data on durability of first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in children with HIV is limited. We assessed time to switch to second-line therapy in 16 European countries and Thailand.

Methods Children <18-years initiating combination ART (≥2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) plus non-NRTI (NNRTI) or boosted-protease inhibitor (PI)) were included.

Safety of zidovudine/lamivudine scored tablets in children with HIV infection in Europe and Thailand.

2017

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord.

Published inEur J Clin Pharmacol. 2017;73(4):463-468

Background Zidovudine (ZDV) has been associated with risk of haematological toxicity. Safety data from clinical trials is generally limited to 48 weeks. We assessed the short- and mid-term toxicity of ZDV/lamivudine (3TC) fixed-dose combination scored tablets in HIV-infected children followed in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) network.

Optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in HIV-positive children and adolescents – a multiregion analysis from Southern Africa, West Africa, and Europe

2017

Authors: Schomaker M, Leroy V, Wolfs T, et al. On behalf of theIeDEA West and Southern Africa regional collaborations and COHERE in EuroCoord.

Published in: Int J Epidemiol. 2017;46(2):453-465.

Background: There is limited knowledge about the optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in older children and adolescents.

Methods: A total of 20 576 antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naïve patients,

Co-infection with HIV and HCV in 229 children and young adults living in Europe

2017

Authors: Thorne C, Turkova A, Indolfi G, Venturini E, Giaquinto C

Published in: AIDS. 2017;31(1):127-135.

Objective To characterize children, adolescents and young adults infected with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) vertically or before age of 18 years and living in Europe regarding mode of acquisition, HCV genotype, clinical status and treatment.

Design Retrospective,

Modelling CD4 T Cell Recovery in Hepatitis C and HIV Co-infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

2017

Authors: Adedeji O MajekodunmiClaire ThorneRuslan MalyutaAlla VolokhaRobin E CallardNigel J KleinJoanna LewisEuropean Paediatric HIV/HCV Co-infection Study group in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration and the Ukraine Paediatric HIV Cohort Study in EuroCoord

Published in: Pediatr Infect Dis J.

Prevalence of depressive symptoms in pregnant and postnatal HIV-positive women in Ukraine: a cross-sectional survey

2016

Authors: Bailey H, Malyuta R, Townsend C, Cortina Borja M, Thorne C for the Ukraine European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord.

Published in: Reprod Health. 2016;22(3):13-27.

Background Perinatal depression among HIV-positive women has negative implications for HIV-related and other maternal and infant outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the burden and correlates of perinatal depression among HIV-positive women in Ukraine,

Tuberculosis in HIV-infected children in Europe, Thailand and Brazil: paediatric TB-HIV EuroCoord study

2016

Authors: Turkova A, Chappell E, Chalermpantmetagul S, et al.

Published in: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(11):1448-1456.

Setting Centres participating in the Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS (PENTA), including Thailand and Brazil.

Objective To describe the incidence, presentation, treatment and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children.

Safety of darunavir and atazanavir in HIV-infected children in Europe and Thailand

2016

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord.

Published in: Antivir Ther. 2016; 21(4): 353-8

Background Surveillance for mid- and long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) toxicity in children is important for informing treatment guidelines. We assessed the safety of darunavir (DRV) and atazanavir (ATV), commonly used as second-line protease inhibitors following lopinavir/ritonavir,

Prevalence and effect of pre-treatment drug resistance on the virological response to antiretroviral treatment initiated in HIV-infected children – a EuroCoord-CHAIN-EPPICC joint project.

2016

Authors: Ngo-Giang-Huong N, Wittkop L, Judd A, et al. For EuroCoord-CHAIN-EPPICC joint project study group.

Published in: BMC Infect Dis. 2016;16(1):654.

Background Few studies have evaluated the impact of pre-treatment drug resistance (PDR) on response to combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) in children. The objective of this joint EuroCoord-CHAIN-EPPICC/PENTA project was to assess the prevalence of PDR mutations and their association with virological outcome in the first year of cART in children.

High prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV)- type 2 co-infection among HIVpositive women in Ukraine, but no increased HIV mother-to-child transmission risk

2016

Authors: Aebi-Popp K, Bailey H, Malyuta R, Volokha A, Thorne C. Ukraine European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord.

Published in: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2016;27;16:94

Background Over 3500 HIV-positive women give birth annually in Ukraine, a setting with high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. Herpes simplex virus Type 2 (HSV-2) co-infection may increase HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) risk.

Children and young people with perinatal HIV in Europe: epidemiological situation in 2014 and implications for the future

2016

Authors: Writing group for the Kids to Adults Working Group and Data Management and Harmonisation Group in EuroCoord.

Published inEuro Surveill.2016;21(10): 30162

Abstract Accurate ascertainment of the number of children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is important to plan paediatric and adolescent health services. In Europe, the first generation of perinatally HIV-infected survivors are transferring to adult care and their health needs are unknown.

HCV treatment in children and young adults with HIV/HCV co-infection in Europe.

2015

Authors: Turkova A, Giacomet V, Goetghebuer T, et al.

Published in: J Virus Erad. 2015;1(3):179-184

Objectives To describe use of treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in HIV/HCV co-infected children and young people living in Europe and to evaluate treatment outcomes.

Methods HCV treatment data on children and young people aged <25 years with HIV/HCV co-infection were collected in a cohort collaboration of 11 European paediatric HIV cohorts.

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and during the first year post-partum in HIV-positive women in Ukraine

2014

Authors: Bailey H, Townsend C, Semenenko I, Malyuta R, Cortina-Borja, Thorne C; for the Ukraine European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord

Published in: BMC Public Health. 2014; 24(14):993

Background Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with HIV disease progression and, during

pregnancy, increased mother-to-child transmission risk. In Ukraine, access to combination ART is expanding but data

on adherence are scarce.

Uptake and outcomes of HCV treatment in children and young adults with HIV/HCV co-infection in Europe

2014

Authors: Turkova A; for the European Paediatric HIV/HCV Co-infection Study Group in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration in EuroCoord.

Published in: 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), July 20th-25th 2014, Melbourne, Australia.

Children living with HIV in Ukraine: response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and duration of first-line regimens

2014

Authors: Bagkeris E, Bailey H, Malyuta R, Volokha A, Thorne C

Published in: 6th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics, July 18th-19th  2014, Melbourne, Australia.

Post-licensing safety of fosamprenavir in HIV-infected children in Europe.

2014

Authors: Judd A, Duong T, Galli L, et al; on behalf of the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration study group in EuroCoord.

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiol  Drug Saf. 2014;23(3):321-5

Purpose Fosamprenavir, combined with low-dose ritonavir (FPV/r), is indicated for treatment of HIV-infected children aged ≥6 years in Europe. Our purpose was to assess the safety of licensed use of FPV/r in HIV-infected children reported to six cohorts in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration.

Moving on up: tracking young people with perinatal HIV as they transition to adult care in Europe

2014

Authors: Judd A, Collins J, Lodi S, Olson A, Pantazis N, Gibb DM; on behalf of the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) in EuroCoord

Published in: 18th International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, March 27th-29th 2014, Sitges, Spain.

Double dosing of ritonavir in twice-daily darunavir-containing regimens: an example of a lack of appropriate formulations in paediatrics

2014

Authors: Judd A, Childs T, Collins J, Dodonov K, Galli L, Goetghebuer T, Konigs C, Noguera-Julian A, Rojo Conejo P, Naver L, Tookey P, Giaquinto C; on behalf of the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) in EuroCoord.

Published in: 18th International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, March 27th-29th 2014, Sitges, Spain.

Increasing abacavir use in HIV-1-infected pregnant women in Europe: effectiveness and safety data

2014

Authors: Bailey H, Thorne C, Giaquinto C, Tookey P; for the UK and Ireland National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood and the European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord.

Published in: 18th International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, March 27th-29th  2014, Sitges, Spain.

HCV treatment in children and young adults with HIV/HCV co-infection in Europe

2013

Authors: Turkova A, Thorne C, Galli L, Goetghebuer T, de Martino M, Oprea C, Ramos Amador JT, Giaquinto C; for the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration in EuroCoord.

Published in: 7th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2013), Kuala Lumpur, 30th June – 3rd July 2013

Missed opportunities for prevention of hepatitis B infection in childbearing women with HIV in Ukraine

2013

Authors: Thorne C, Bailey H, Semenenko I, Tereschenko R, Adeyanova I, Kulakovskaya E, Ostrovskaya L, Malyuta R

Published in: 7th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2013), Kuala Lumpur, 30th June – 3rd July 2013

Vaginal delivery as an option for HIV-infected women: decreasing late preterm delivery rates in a European cohort collaboration.

2013

Authors: Aebi-Popp K, Mulcahy F, Glass T, Rudin C, Martinez de Tejada B, Bertisch B, Grawe C, Rickenbach M, Scheibner K, Hösli I and Thorne C  for the European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord and the Swiss Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study.

Published in: 5th International HIV Pediatrics Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, 28-29 June 2013.

 

Missed opportunities among HIV-positive women to control viral replication during pregnancy and to have a vaginal delivery

2013

Authors: Aebi-Popp K, Mulcahy F, Glass TR, et al.; for the European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord and the Swiss Mother & Child HIV Cohort Study.

Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013;64(1):58-65

Introduction Most national guidelines for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Europe updated between 2001 and 2010 recommend vaginal deliveries for women with undetectable or very low viral load (VL).

Improvements in virological control among women conceiving on cART in Western Europe

2013

Authors: Bailey H, Townsend CL, Cortina-Borja M, Thorne C; for the European Collaborative Study in EuroCoord.

Published in: AIDS 2013; 27:2312-2315

Abstract Among 396 HIV-infected women conceiving on combination antiretroviral therapy and enrolled in the European Collaborative Study in 2000–2011, the proportion with virological failure (>200 copies/ml after ≥24 weeks of treatment) declined substantially from 34% in 2000–2001 to 3% in 2010–2011.

Use of combination neonatal prophylaxis for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in European high-risk infants. 

2013

Authors: Chiappini E, Galli L, Giaquinto C, et al. European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord.

Published in: AIDS 2013; 27(6): 991-1000

Objectives To evaluate use of combination neonatal prophylaxis (CNP) in infants at high risk for mother-to-child transmission(MTCT) of HIV in Europe and investigate whether CNP is more effective in preventing MTCT than single drug neonatal prophylaxis (SNP).

Short and long term immunological and virological outcome in HIV-infected infants according to the age at antiretroviral treatment initiation. 

2012

Authors: Goetghebuer T, Le Chenadec J, Haelterman E, et al.

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012; 54(6): 878-881

Abstract The clinical benefit of antiretroviral therapy in infants is established. In this cohort collaboration, we compare immunological and virological response to treatment started before or after 3 months of age. Early initiation provides a better short-term response,

Early antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected infants, 1996-2008: treatment response and duration of first-line regimens

2011

Authors: The European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord.

Published in: AIDS 2011; 25(18): 2279-2287

Background Durable and tolerable first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens are needed for HIV-infected infants who may need life-long treatment. We investigated virological and immunological response to ART, and predictors of switching and interrupting treatment among infants starting ART in the European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration.

Effect of transmitted drug resistance on virological and immunological response to initial combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV (EuroCoord-CHAIN joint project): a European multi-cohort study.

2011

Authors: Wittkop L, Günthard HF, de Wolf F, et al. EuroCoord-CHAIN study group.

Published in: Lancet Infectious Diseases 2011; 11(5): 363-71

Background The effect of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) on first-line combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for HIV-1 needs further study to inform choice of optimum drug regimens. We investigated the effect of TDR on outcome in the first year of cART within a large European collaboration.

Risk of triple-class virological failure in children with HIV: a retrospective cohort study

2011

Authors: Castro H, Judd A, Gibb DM, et al. Pursuing Later Treatment Options II (PLATO II) project team for the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe (COHERE).

Published in: Lancet 2011; 377(9777): 1580-1587

Background: In adults with HIV treated with antiretroviral drug regimens from within the three original drug classes (nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs],

Triple-class virologic failure in HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy for up to 10 years

2010

Authors: Lodwick R, Costagliola D, Reiss P, et al. Pursuing Later Treatment Options II (PLATO II) Project Team for the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe (COHERE).

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine. 2010; 170(5):410-419

Background: Life expectancy in people with HIV is now estimated to approach that in the general population in some successfully treated subgroups.

Effect of early antiretroviral therapy on the risk of AIDS/death in HIV infected infants: the European Infant Collaborative Study.

2009

Authors: Goetghebuer T, Haelterman E, Le Chenadec J, et al. for the European infant collaboration group.

Published in: AIDS 2009;23:597-604

Objective: In the absence of treatment, rapid progression to AIDS occurs in approximately 20% of HIV-1-infected infants over the first year of life. The prognosis of these children has considerably improved with highly active antiretroviral therapy. As data from well resourced countries are lacking,

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