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Baylor Intl. Pediatric AIDS Initiative
HIV-positive children in resource-limited setting successfully treated
September 24th, 2004
Clinicians have been able to reduce mortality rates in HIV-positive children from 15% to 3% in the largest group of children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in any single center worldwide, according to a new paper. The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), the Municipal Hospital Constanta (now the Infectious Diseases Hospital), and the Romanian Ministry of Health and Family have worked collaboratively on a comprehensive program of pediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment since 1996 in an effort to address the crisis in pediatric HIV in Romania. Through the end of 2002, Romania had more than half of all European pediatric HIV/AIDS...
Source: Food & Drug Law Weekly (2004-09-24)
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