Improving survival among Brazilian children with perinatally-acquired AIDS

Improving survival among Brazilian children with perinatally-acquired AIDS

Brazil was the first developing country to provide free, universal access to antiretroviral treatment for AIDS patients. The Brazilian experience thus provides the first evidence regarding the impact of such treatment on the survival of perinatally acquired AIDS cases in the developing world. MATERI...

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Main Authors: Luiza Harunari Matida, Luiz Francisco Marcopito, Regina Celia de Menezes Succi, Heloisa Helena de Souza Marques, Marinella Della Negra, Alexandre Grangeiro, Norman Hearst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Brazil
human immunodeficiency virus
pediatric
perinatal transmission
survival
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