Principles of Perinatal and Pediatric HIV/AIDS

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Wife Goes On, 2011 - Medical - 648 pages
This book is a comprehensive, reliable, up-to-date reference focused on evidence-based, practical information that is required not only to prevent transmission of HIV to children, but also provide holistic care for the infected child. Discusses extensively all the major issues and provides a holistic approach on prevention, care and management of children infected/affected with HIV/AIDS. This book focuses on evidence-based practical information and recent advances in the field and emphasizes on prevention with special reference to mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. Chapters contributed by the Who’s Who in the field from across the world. This book is useful for hospitals, institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in caring for children and all practicing physicians, clinicians, pediatricians, obstetricians, family doctors and postgraduate students.

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Contents

BASIC SCIENCES
1
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV INFECTION IN CHILDREN
69
WOMAN NEWBORN AND
305
HIV AND THE ADOLESCENT
387
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
551
List of NGOs Working for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in India
615
Index
621
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