Abstract The World Health Organization estimates that over four million children have been
infected with HIV, most via perinatal transmission. The availability of safe and effective …

This review is an update focusing on the current status of paediatric HIV in the UK and
Ireland. Successes in prevention of mother to child transmission are highlighted. The …

Tremendous success in the prevention and treatment of pediatric HIV in high-resource
countries has changed the face of the epidemic. A perinatally HIV-infected child now faces a …

Paediatric HIV infection is a growing health challenge worldwide, with an estimated 1500
new infections every day. In developed countries, well established prevention programmes …

The great success in the prevention and treatment of pediatric HIV in high resource
countries, and now in low resource countries, has changed the face of the HIV epidemic in …

Children born to mothers with HIV, who themselves remain HIV-free, are at risk for poorer
health outcomes compared to children born to mothers without HIV, including increased …

The increasing numbers of children bom to HIV-infected women poses formidable problems
for maternal and child health programs throughout the world. Between 20% and 40% of …

During the last decade, tremendous progress has been made in the prevention and
management of a pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. Developed …

Children with perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection are surviving into adolescence and
increasingly transitioning toward adult services. Planning appropriate services in adult life …

HIV infection has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality since the first cases of AIDS
among children were reported in 1982 in the United States. In 1997, HIV infection was the …