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Paediatric HIV infection
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Globally paediatric HIV infection represents a major setback to
child health. The World Health Organisation estimates that over 20 million adults and 1.5 million children have been infected with HIV
since the pandemic began 20 years ago. World wide over a thousand
children a day are born with HIV. The highest incidence rates are in
sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, particularly now in urban
India.1 The Day report recently published projections for
the incidence and prevalence of AIDS in England and Wales for 1995-9.
Although a fall is expected in new AIDS cases among homo/bisexual
males, a 25% rise in the heterosexual acquisition category, and a 60%
increase in the incidence of AIDS in children of HIV infected mothers
are projected.2 Absolute numbers of known infected
children are still small in the UK, with 380 vertically infected
children reported by October 1996 (table 1). Around 80% of the
children with confirmed HIV infection reside
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