Improving survival among Brazilian children with perinatally-acquired AIDS
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 8(6): 419-423, Dec. 2004. ilus, tab
Article
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| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-401715
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Brazil was the first developing country to provide free, universal access to antiretroviral treatment for AIDS patients. The Brazilian experience thus provides the first evidence regarding the impact of such treatment on the survival of perinatally acquired AIDS cases in the developing world. MATERIAL AND METHODS:
This retrospective cohort study used medical record reviews to examine characteristics and trends in the survival of a representative sample of 914 perinatally acquired AIDS cases in 10 Brazilian cities diagnosed between 1983 and 1998.RESULTS:
Survival time increased steadily and substantially. Whereas half of the children died within 20 months of diagnosis at the beginning of the epidemic, 75 percent of children diagnosed in 1997 and 1998 were still alive after four years of follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
Advances in management and treatment have made a great difference in the survival of Brazilian children with AIDS. These results argue strongly for making such treatment available to children in the entire developing world.
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Colección:
06-national
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BR
Base de datos:
LILACS
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SES-SP
Asunto principal:
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article