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 Shea, Jeff Safrit, Rosanna W. Peeling, Nicholas Hellmann, et al.

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2006Published in: Nature, v. 444, suppl. 1, Nov. 23, 2006, p. 19-28

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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  • Copyright: Nature Publishing Group
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2006
  • Pages: 10
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
  • Document Number: EP-200611-20

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