Antiretroviral Therapy for Children
- 19 July 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 296 (3) , 330-331
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.296.3.330
Abstract
According to the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) global report on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in 2005 more than 2.3 million children were living with HIV infection, and 380 000 children with HIV had died.1 Most of the children who die from HIV have severe manifestations of common childhood illnesses, such as diarrhea, malnutrition, acute respiratory tract infection, and tuberculosis.2-4 These children often die before the diagnosis of HIV infection can be made, and mortality is often attributed to a background high rate of early childhood mortality.Keywords
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