1. Early Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Infants - One Caribbean and Six Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2011-2015
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Nancy W. Knight, Mary Naluguza, Zhang G, Mwamba Fz, Rivadeneira M, Ewetola R, Kouame A, Jadczak S, Kapoteza H, Beard Rs, Nsofwa D, Dale H, Adje-Toure Ca, Ssewanyana I, Dennis Ellenberger, Peter N. Fonjungo, Wysler D, Kim Aa, Karidia Diallo, Ya-Kouadio L, Kaonga W, Gayle G. Sherman, Phiri C, Geoffrey Chipungu, Josiane Buteau, McAuley J, Katrina Sleeman, David W. Lowrance, Mwila A, Moyo C, Ndongmo Cb, Chipimo Pj, Rouzier, Shirley Lee Lecher, Charles Kiyaga, Mackenzie Hurlston, Fwamba F, Mwenda R, Muwonga J, Sundeep Gupta, Yogan Pillay, Sergio Carmona, Laura N. Broyles, Abiola N, Segaren N, Lewis T, Bridget Mugisa, Marie Yolande Borget, Daniel E. Singer, Nguyen S, Abdoulaye Dieng Sarr, Nsama D, John N. Nkengasong, Varough D, Olbeg Désinor, Christina Mwangi, William B. MacLeod, Chipeta Z, Kesner F, and Frantz Jean Louis
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0301 basic medicine ,Program evaluation ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Health (social science) ,Epidemiology ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Population ,Vital signs ,Developing country ,HIV Infections ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Health Information Management ,Pregnancy ,Medicine ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,030212 general & internal medicine ,education ,Mass screening ,Africa South of the Sahara ,Receipt ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Public health ,Infant ,virus diseases ,General Medicine ,030112 virology ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ,Early Diagnosis ,Specimen collection ,Caribbean Region ,Female ,business - Abstract
Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains an important public health issue in resource-limited settings. In 2015, 1.4 million children aged 50% decline. The most common challenges for access to testing for early infant diagnosis included difficulties in specimen transport, long turnaround time between specimen collection and receipt of results, and limitations in supply chain management. Further reductions in HIV mortality in children can be achieved through continued expansion and improvement of services for early infant diagnosis in PEPFAR-supported countries, including initiatives targeted to reach HIV-exposed infants, ensure access to programs for early infant diagnosis of HIV, and facilitate prompt linkage to treatment for children diagnosed with HIV infection.
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- 2016