Revisiting pneumonia and exposure status in infants born to HIV-infected mothers

Izadnegahdar, R.; Fox, M.P.; Jeena, P.; Qazi, S.A.; Thea, D.M.

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 33(1): 70-72

2014


ISSN/ISBN: 1532-0987
PMID: 24352190
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e31829f0ade
Document Number: 623311
HIV-exposed uninfected infants are an increasing population. Past analyses have often categorized these infants as uninfected leading to inaccurate conclusions. We present a HIV exposure, rather than infection, based reanalysis of treatment failure among children with pneumonia to show that failure odds among HIV-exposed uninfected infants are intermediate between their unexposed and infected counterparts. Additional prospective studies aimed at better understanding this population are needed.

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