Impact of routine birth early infant diagnosis on neonatal HIV treatment cascade in eThekwini district, South Africa

Impact of routine birth early infant diagnosis on neonatal HIV treatment cascade in eThekwini district, South Africa

Background: Early infant diagnosis (EID) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected infants can reduce the risk of mortality and improve clinical outcomes. Infant testing guidelines in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, changed from targeted...

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Main Authors: Vidya Kalawan, Kevindra Naidoo, Moherndran Archary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-06-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Subjects:
early infant diagnosis
birth hiv testing
hiv pcr
treatment cascade
paediatrics
lmic
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/1084

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https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/1084

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