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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome among HIV-infected South African infants initiating antiretroviral therapy

Kelly M. Smith, Louise Kuhn, Ashraf Coovadia, Tammy Meyers, Chih-Chi Hu, Cordula Reitz, Gillian Barry, Renate Strehlau, Gayle Sherman, Elaine J. Abrams

AIDS · 2009 · 86 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Infants and young children with advanced HIV disease initiating HAART are at high risk for developing IRIS, leading to additional morbidity and possibly impairing virologic response to antiretroviral treatment.

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