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New findings from Columbia University describe advances in HIV/AIDS in children

Published in AIDS Weekly, February 26th, 2007

Research findings, "Postexposure prophylaxis for HIV in children and adolescents after sexual assault: a prospective observational study in an urban medical center," are discussed in a new report. According to a study from the United States, "We sought to evaluate the tolerability and feasibility of establishing an HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) program at our hospital using the guidelines for children and adolescents after sexual assault. This study was a prospective, nonrandomized observational study conducted from March 1999 until September 2002."

"Subjects (age <19 years) who presented to a pediatric emergency room within 72 hours of a sexual assault were...

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