Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated that HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants and children experience morbidity and mortality at rates exceeding those of their HIV …
Background Children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) have higher morbidity and mortality than children who are HIV-unexposed and uninfected despite safer breastfeeding …
AJ Prendergast, C Evans - Aids, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Prior to widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, children who were HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) had increased mortality, morbidity …
Objectives: Increased risk of morbidity and hospitalization has been observed in children who are HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) compared with HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) …
Background: HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants have increased infectious morbidity and mortality; little is known about their levels of inflammation and monocyte activation. Methods …
V Ramokolo, AE Goga, C Lombard… - Open forum …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite the recognized benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for preventing and treating HIV, some studies have reported adverse birth outcomes with in utero ART …
MA Bulterys, I Njuguna, M Mahy… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The population of 16 million children exposed to HIV and uninfected (CHEU) under 15 years of age continues to expand rapidly, and the estimated prevalence of CHEU …
While preventing vertical HIV transmission has been very successful, HIV-exposed uninfected infants (iHEU) experience an elevated risk to infections compared to HIV …
HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children may have altered immune regulation and poorer neurodevelopment outcomes compared to their HIV-unexposed (HU) counterparts …