Dried blood spots improve access to HIV diagnosis and care for infants in low-resource settings

Article Abstract:

Effective health care delivery to the majority of perinatally exposed infants worldwide, including those enrolled in prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs, is hampered by lack of access to an HIV diagnosis in infancy. Dried blood spot collection from young infants for centralized HIV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is attainable in low-resource settings, provided PCR methodology suitable for routine laboratory is available.

United States, Health aspects, Analysis, Blood collection and preservation, Infants, Polymerase chain reaction

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The diagnosis and treatment of HIV-infected children in China: Challenges and opportunities

Article Abstract:

The demographic characteristics and the associated diagnostic and antiretroviral treatment (ART) efforts between the predominantly former plasma donation (FPD) and intravenous drug use (IDU) provinces are evaluated. The findings states that the national pediatric survey in China has pointed that the age and time needed for diagnosis are greater in HIV-infected children from FPD provinces compared with those from IDU provinces.

China, Public affairs, Social aspects, Care and treatment, Causes of, Risk factors, Demographic aspects, Control, Intravenous drug abuse, AIDS treatment, Clinical report

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