Clinical profile and morbidity pattern of infants born to HIV infected mothers in Durban South Africa |
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Authors: | Adhikari Miriam Kauchali Shuaib Moodley Anitha |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Congella 4013, South Africa. adhikari@ukzn.ac.za |
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Abstract: | This study describes the clinical characteristics and co-infections in infants born to HIV infected women being followed up in a high risk clinic of South Africa Sixty three percent (302 out of 476) of mothers attended clinic for varying periods during follow-up. Sixty four per cent of babies had physical clinical signs suggestive of HIV infection. In the majority of babies, persistent signs resolved by 9 months of age. In those with persistent signs, 20 percent tested positive for HIV infection. Among the HIV exposed infants, co-infections with TB, CMV, syphilis and Herpes zoster were diagnosed which appeared independent of their ultimate seroconversion status. |
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