A Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Early Infant Diagnosis Point-of-Care

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
• Personal Author:
  Diallo, Karidia ; Modi, Surbhi ; Hurlston, Mackenzie ; Beard, R. Suzanne ; Nkengasong, John N.
• Description:
  Early diagnosis of HIV infection in infants and children remains a challenge in resource-limited settings, with approximately half of all HIV-exposed infants receiving virological testing for HIV by the recommended age of 2 months in 2015. To reduce morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected children and close the treatment gap for HIV-infected children, there is an urgent need to evaluate existing programmatic and laboratory practices for early infant diagnosis and introduce strategies to improve identification of HIV-exposed infants and ensure access to systematic, early HIV testing, with early linkage to treatment for HIV-infected infants. This article describes progress made in follow-up of HIV-exposed infants since 2006, including remaining unmet laboratory and programmatic needs, and recommends strategies for improvement, especially those related to the implementation of point-of-care technology for early infant diagnosis.
• Subjects:
  Clinical Perspective Early Infant Diagnosis HIV Near Point-of-care Point-of-care
• Source:
  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2017; 33(3):203-210.
• Pubmed ID:
  27758117
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5333568
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b6c03115c2996ff7651f0d7e9b0a8ecd34d6e4ccd4460ca4f4a8486169915053
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44808/cdc_44808_DS1.pdf
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