Prevalence and outcome of HIV infected children admitted in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

Prevalence and outcome of HIV infected children admitted in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania

Abstract Background Provider Initiated Testing and Counseling (PITC) among hospitalized children have shown to increase the probability of identifying HIV-infected children and hence be able to link them to HIV care. We aimed at determining the prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcome of HIV...

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Main Authors: Tulla S. Masoza, Raphael Rwezaula, Delfina R. Msanga, Neema Chami, Julieth Kabirigi, Emmanuela Ambrose, Restituta Muro, Stella Mongella, Adolfine Hokororo, Elizabeth Kwiyolecha, Robert Peck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
HIV infection
HIV infected children
PITC
Outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03105-8

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