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Use of anti-retrovirals in pediatric HIV infection
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
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May 1, 2008
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- Gaur, Sunanda
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Introduction
In resource-rich countries, the prognosis of pediatric HIV infection has undergone a dramatic transformation since the availability of antiretroviral drugs (ARV), particularly with the advent of highly active antiretroviral treatment regimens (HAART) in the later part of the 1990s. As a direct consequence of the availability and use of HAART, marked declines in mortality and morbidity have been reported in recent years. [1],[2],[3] While the general guiding principles governing the use of anti-retrovirals are similar in adults and children, there are several important differences and unique biological, as well as sociological features of pediatric HIV infection, which must be ...
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787 words
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