HIV disease and respiratory infection in children

Graham, Stephen and Gibb, D. M. (2002) 'HIV disease and respiratory infection in children'. British Medical Bulletin, Vol 61, Issue 1, pp. 133-150.

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Abstract

Over one million children world-wide are living with HIV infection and respiratory disease is the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in these children. The initial presentation of respiratory infection is usually in infancy or early childhood. There is enormous potential to prevent childhood HIV infection that is being realised in industrialised countries but not yet elsewhere. Increasingly, therefore, the burden of HIV disease is in children living in or from non-industrialised countries. This review describes and contrasts the pattern of respiratory infection from both regions. This pattern has changed with the implementation of PCP prophylaxis and the availability of potent antiretroviral therapy for children in resource-rich countries, such as the UK. More data are required from resource-poor regions such as tropical Africa, but it is clear that the major differences reflect greater background risk for respiratory infection and very limited management options rather than specific aetiology.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections WF Respiratory System > WF 140 Diseases of the respiratory system (General) WS Pediatrics > Diseases of Children and Adolescents > By System > WS 280 Respiratory system WS Pediatrics > Diseases of Children and Adolescents > By System > WS 300 Hemic and lymphatic system
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/61.1.133
Depositing User:	Martin Chapman
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2013 15:45
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2021 16:38
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2927

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