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What the paediatrician needs to know about HIV‐1 infection
Author(s) -
Parigi Sara,
Licari Amelia,
Marseglia Gian Luigi,
Galli Luisa,
Chiappini Elena
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/pai.13155
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , developing country , intensive care medicine , family medicine , economic growth , economics
Nowadays, it is spreading the false perception that pediatric HIV infection has been almost completely disappeared in Italy, as well as in other Western countries, and it does not deserve the attention of the primary care pediatrician anymore. Hereby, we report the important role still played by the primary care pediatrician in management and prevention of pediatric HIV infection in Western countries.