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6.3 Children with HIV
Author(s) -
Ziegler John B,
Blanche Stéphane,
Loh Richard
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122240.x
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunity , medicine , immunology , disease , immune system , pediatrics , intensive care medicine
Sometimes the diagnosis of HIV in a child is the first sign that other family members are affected by the virus. The immature immune system of children responds to HIV infection differently to that of adults. Disease progression is rapid in some, but most progress to AIDS at a similar or slower rate than do adults, A lack of developed immunity to various pathogens means that children are at special risk of opportunistic infection, demanding alert clinical management.