The hard part we often forget: providing care to children and adolescents with advanced HIV disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many children and adolescents living with HIV still present with severe immunosuppression with morbidity and mortality remaining high in those starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) when hospitalized.

Discussion

The major causes of morbidity and mortality in children living with HIV are pneumonia, tuberculosis, bloodstream infections, diarrhoeal disease and severe acute malnutrition. In contrast to adults, cryptococcal meningitis is rare in children under 5 years of age but increases in adolescence. In 2021, the World Health Organizations (WHO) consolidated guidelines for managing HIV disease and rapid ART included recommendations for children and adolescents. In addition, a WHO technical brief released in 2020 highlighted the various interventions that are speci

SUBMITTER: Frigati LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10029994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature