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

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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)

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.

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  • 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 , 2006. "Reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS in infants: the contribution of improved diagnostics," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(1), pages 19-28, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:1:d:10.1038_nature05443
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05443
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