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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-79bfd984dbbb4539838345a7d4744f4f2025-02-03T05:58:10ZengWileyAIDS Research and Treatment2090-12402090-12592012-01-01201210.1155/2012/790786790786Challenges in the Management of HIV-Infected Malnourished Children in Sub-Saharan AfricaIndi Trehan0Bernadette A. O'Hare1Ajib Phiri2Geert Tom Heikens3Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri 3, Blantyre, MalawiDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri 3, Blantyre, MalawiDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri 3, Blantyre, MalawiDepartment of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Private Bag 360, Chichiri 3, Blantyre, MalawiInfection 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/790786 |
| spellingShingle | Indi Trehan Bernadette A. O'Hare Ajib Phiri Geert Tom Heikens Challenges in the Management of HIV-Infected Malnourished Children in Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS Research and Treatment |
| title | Challenges in the Management of HIV-Infected Malnourished Children in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| title_short | Challenges in the Management of HIV-Infected Malnourished Children in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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