HIV-exposed uninfected children: a growing population with a vulnerable immune system?

Through the successful implementation of policies to prevent mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV-1 infection, children born to HIV-1-infected mothers are now much less likely to acquire HIV-1 infection than previously. Nevertheless, HIV-1-exposed uninfected (HEU) children have substantially...

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Main Authors: Afran, L, Garcia Knight, M, Nduati, E, Urban, B, Heyderman, R, Rowland-Jones, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014