Clinical, virological and immunological features of HIV-positive children internationally adopted in France from 2005-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective(s)

To describe the clinical, virological and immune characteristics of internationally adopted children on arrival in France and after 6-months follow-up.

Design

Multicenter retrospective study.

Methods

30 centers from 24 cities were asked to include, after informed consent, HIV+ children living in France and internationally adopted between 1st Jan 2005 and 1st Jan 2015. Sociodemographic, medical and biological variables collected during the first medical evaluation in France and 6 months later were analyzed.

Results

41 HIV+ adoptees were included (female: 56%; median age: 3.91 years) in 14 centers. Adoptees tend to represent an increasing part of newly diagnosed HIV positive children over the years. The majority came from East-Asia. At arrival, one c

SUBMITTER: Corbin V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6161872 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature