Reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS in infants: the contribution of improved diagnostics

Julia E. Aledort (), Allan Ronald, Sylvie M. Le Blancq, Renee Ridzon, Alan Landay, Maria E. Rafael, Molly V. Shea, Jeff Safrit, Rosanna W. Peeling, Nicholas Hellmann, Peter Mwaba, King Holmes and Cathy Wilfert
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Julia E. Aledort: RAND Corporation
Allan Ronald: National Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Sylvie M. Le Blancq: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Renee Ridzon: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Alan Landay: Rush Presbyterian–St. Luke's Medical Center
Maria E. Rafael: RAND Corporation
Molly V. Shea: RAND Corporation
Jeff Safrit: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Rosanna W. Peeling: World Health Organization
Nicholas Hellmann: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Peter Mwaba: University of Zambia School of Medicine
King Holmes: Center for AIDS and STDs, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Cathy Wilfert: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Nature, 2006, vol. 444, issue 1, 19-28

Abstract: The development of an inexpensive, simple and widely accessible test for diagnosing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in infants could significantly reduce paediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.

Date: 2006
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