Principles of Perinatal and Pediatric HIV/AIDSThis 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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Principles of Perinatal and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Lala Mamatha M,Merchant Rashid H No preview available - 2011 |
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abacavir adherence adolescents adults AIDS antibody antigen antiretroviral drugs antiretroviral therapy asymptomatic atazanavir bacterial blood breastfeeding candidiasis CD4 count CD4+ cells child chronic Clinical Manifestations coinfected cotrimoxazole darunavir diagnosis diarrhea dose drug resistance efavirenz effects exposure factors first HAART hepatitis HIV disease HIV infected children HIV infected infants HIV positive human immunodeficiency virus immunological increased Infection in Children initiation lamivudine lesions liver lopinavir Manifestations of HIV maternal medications monitoring mortality mother nevirapine NNRTI NRTI nutrition occur opportunistic infections oral pediatric PEDIATRIC HIV/AIDS percent PERINATAL PERINATAL AND PEDIATRIC plasma pneumonia pregnancy pregnant women present prevalence PRINCIPLES OF PERINATAL prophylaxis pulmonary recommended regimen renal reported reverse transcriptase risk ritonavir significant specific SUIV/AIH symptoms syndrome tenofovir testing transmission treatment tuberculosis uninfected UNV IVIVNIHHd vaccine viral load virologic virus type weeks Zidovudine