PCR Results and PMTCT Treatment Outcomes among HIV-Exposed Infants in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria, 2010-2014

Background: Early infant diagnosis (EID) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in pediatrics with the use of DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a way of assessing the retroviral status of HIV exposed infant with the view of early commencement of treatment for infected infants. It also...

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Main Authors: Isaac Oludare Oluwayemi, MBBS, FWACP, Simeon Oladele Olatunya, MBBS, FMCP, Ezra Olatunde Ogundare, MBChB, FWACP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
Online Access:https://www.mchandaids.org/index.php/IJMA/article/view/49