Challenges in the Management of HIV-Infected Malnourished Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Infection with HIV, and oftentimes coinfection with TB, complicates the care of severely malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa. These superimposed infections challenge clinicians faced with a population of malnourished children for whose care evidence-based guidelines have not kept up. Even as...

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Published in:AIDS Research and Treatment 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.533-540
Main Authors: Trehan, Indi, O'Hare, Bernadette A., Phiri, Ajib, Heikens, Geert Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Infection with HIV, and oftentimes coinfection with TB, complicates the care of severely malnourished children in sub-Saharan Africa. These superimposed infections challenge clinicians faced with a population of malnourished children for whose care evidence-based guidelines have not kept up. Even as the care of HIV-uninfected malnourished children has improved dramatically with the advent of community-based care and even as there are hopeful signs that the HIV epidemic may be stabilizing or ameliorating, significant gaps remain in the care of malnourished children with HIV. Here we summarize what is currently known, what remains unknown, and what remains challenging about how to treat severely malnourished children with HIV and TB.
ISSN:2090-1240
2090-1259
DOI:10.1155/2012/790786