AIDS WITHOUT HIV-INFECTION IN A 2-MONTH-OLD INFANT

Authors
CHURCH JA
Citation
Ja. Church, AIDS WITHOUT HIV-INFECTION IN A 2-MONTH-OLD INFANT, Pediatric AIDS and HIV infection, 4(4), 1993, pp. 235-237
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Immunology
Journal title
Pediatric AIDS and HIV infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
10455418
Volume
4
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
235 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
1045-5418(1993)4:4<235:AWHIA2>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 2-month-old girl born to an HIV-Infected mother presented with Cente rs for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-defined acquired immune de ficiency syndrome (AIDS): Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia with no other cause for immunodeficiency. Extensive evaluation for over 2 years fai led to identify active HIV infection. Children fulfilling CDC criteria for ''AIDS'' may not be infected with HIV.