Second International Congress Drug Therapy in HIV Infection 18-22 November 1994 Glasgow, UK

THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Diana Gibb
MRC HIV Clinical Trials Centre, UCLMS, The Mortimer Market Centre, Mortimer Market, London WC1E 6AU

Int Cong Drug Therapy HIV 1994 Nov 18-22;2:Abstract No. 14.1
AIDS 1994, Vol. 8 (Suppl. 4);S12

Children infected peripartum, acquire HIV infection in a state of immunological immaturity. The way they respond to infections, which are more frequently primary than due to reactivation, may be different from adults. This overview will focus on describing the epidemiology, natural history and management of bacterial, viral and fungal infections in HIV infected children, highlighting in particular, the ways in which these differ from adults. The aetiology and management of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP); treatment and prophylaxis for PCP and CMV which often occur early in life and the approach to management of diseases of childhood will be discussed.

Approaches to therapy for, and prevention of bacterial infections in children, will also be reviewed, as will the interaction between infections, nutritional status and growth in HIV infected children.

Presenting author: Diana Gibb

1994-11-18
14.1

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