Ongoing High Prevalence of Severe Immune Suppression Among Children in South Africa.

Gabriela PattenNosisa SipamboKarl-Günter TechnauJonathan EuvrardNathan FordMary-Ann Davies

Published in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2023)

Increasingly SIS occurred among ART-experienced children. Those starting ART with SIS and during infancy remained especially vulnerable to SIS once on treatment. Managing ART in these children may be more complex and further reducing AIDS-related mortality is likely to remain challenging.

Keyphrases

young adults
south africa
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
risk factors
early onset
body mass index
weight gain
combination therapy
men who have sex with men