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HIV Disease

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
  HIV-infected children vaccination coverage and safety in a Western European cohort: a
retrospective study.
 Fernandez-Ibieta M, Ramos-Amador JT, Aunon-Martin I.
Int J STD AIDS. 2007 May;18(5):351-3.
 Abstract
 
HIV/HCV Coinfection
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Policies and practices for the clinical management of HIV/HCV coinfected children in Europe:
an epidemiological survey.
England K, Thorne C, Pembrey L, Newell ML.
 Eur J Pediatr. 2008 Oct 22.
 Abstract
France
 
HIV Disease

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
HIV-1 drug resistance in French infected-children: from newborn to adolescent.
 Delaugerre C, Chaix ML, Warszawski J, et al 
Arch Pediatr. 2007 Feb 5
 Abstract

Quality of life in HIV-infected children and adolescents under highly active antiretroviral
herapy: change over time, effects of age and familial context.
Thoni GJ, Lalande M, Bachelard G,  wt al
Arch Pediatr. 2005 Dec 15;
Abstract
 Ireland
 

HIV Disease

          Journal Papers, s, and Commentaries

 
Differences in Factors Associated With Initial Growth, CD4, and Viral Load Responses to ART in
HIV-Infected Children in Kampala, Uganda, and the United Kingdom/Ireland.
 Kekitiinwa A, Lee KJ, Walker AS, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Oct 16.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Underdosing of antiretrovirals in UK and Irish children with HIV as an example of problems
in prescribing medicines to children, 1997-2005: cohort study.
Menson EN, Walker AS, Sharland M, et al  
BMJ. 2006 May 20;332(7551):1183-1187.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Decline in mortality, AIDS, and hospital admissions in perinatally HIV-1 infected
children in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Gibb DM, Duong T, Tookey PA, et al
BMJ. 2003 Nov 1;327(7422):1019.
 Paper

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 

  POSTER
An audit of TDM in paediatric subjects from the UK and Ireland.
S Gibbons , D Back , S Khoo , et al
(7th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy,
PDF )9ster
Italy
 

HIV

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Mother and Child Prevention and Care (MCPC) HAART Strategy: the impact of
DREAM model approach on vertical transmission and children survival
M C Marazzi, G Liotta, C F Perno, et al
 (15IAC)
 Abstract
 
School feeding programmes scale-up HIV prevention and community outreach
K R Finberg, R Landis, F Zaman
 (15IAC)
 Abstract

Hepatitis B

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Factors affecting the compliance of the antenatal hepatitis B screening programme
in Italy.
Stroffolini T, Bianco E, Szklo A, et al.
Vaccine 2003 Mar 7;21(11-12):1246-9
 Abstract		  

Hepatitis C

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in 373 Italian children with HCV infection: changing distribution and
correlation with clinical features and outcome.
Bortolotti F, Resti M, Marcellini M, et al 
Gut. 2005 Jun;54(6):852-7.
 Abstract
Poland
 
HIV

           Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Lipodystrophy in HIV(+) children in Poland
J Popielska, M Marczynska, S Dobosz
[8th Int Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection]
 Abstract

Toxoplasmosis

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii by multiplex PCR and peptide-based serological testing
of samples from infants in Poland diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis.
Nowakowska D, Colon I, Remington JS 
J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Apr;44(4):1382-9.
 Abstract
Spain
 
HGV

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The prevalence of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus RNA among healthy and
HCV-infected Catalan children.
 Claret G, Noguera A, González-Cuevas A, et al 
Eur J Pediatr. 2007 Oct 27;
Abstract

HIV Disease

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Twenty years of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: what has changed?
Sanchez-Albisua I,  Baquero-Artigao F, Castillo FD, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 Jan;21(1):49-53
 Abstract

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Prevalence of antiretroviral drug resistance in a cohort of Spanish children
B Larru, M I de Jose, J M Bellon, et al
 (15IAC)
 Abstract

Tuberculosis

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Microsporidiosis in HIV-positive children in Madrid (Spain).
Del Aguila C, Navajas R, Gurbindo D, et al. J
Eukaryot Microbiol 1997 Nov-Dec;44(6):84S-85S
Abstract
Switzerland
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
  Sudden infant death syndrome in infants born to HIV-infected and opiate using mothers.
Kahlert C, Rudin C, Kind C.
 Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jun 7;
 Abstract
United Kingdom
 

HIV Disease

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Nutritional recovery in HIV infected and uninfected children with severe acute malnutrition
 Fergusson P, Chinkhumba J, Grijalva-Eternod C, et al 
Arch Dis Child. 2008 Oct 31
 Abstract

Differences in Factors Associated With Initial Growth, CD4, and Viral Load Responses to ART in
HIV-Infected Children in Kampala, Uganda, and the United Kingdom/Ireland.
 Kekitiinwa A, Lee KJ, Walker AS, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Oct 16.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Underdosing of antiretrovirals in UK and Irish children with HIV as an example of problems
in prescribing medicines to children, 1997-2005: cohort study.
Menson EN, Walker AS, Sharland M, et al  
BMJ. 2006 May 20;332(7551):1183-1187.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Decline in mortality, AIDS, and hospital admissions in perinatally HIV-1 infected
children in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Gibb DM, Duong T, Tookey PA, et al
BMJ. 2003 Nov 1;327(7422):1019.
 Paper

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
POSTER
 An audit of TDM in paediatric subjects from the UK and Ireland.
S Gibbons , D Back , S Khoo , et al
(7th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy,
 PDF )9ster

A programme of support around disclosure of diagnosis to children with HIV
S Donaghy, S Waugh
 (15IAC)
 Abstract
 

Children and HIV/AIDS in UK the involvement of positive child project
E N Ndungu
 (15IAC)
 Abstract

Tuberculosis

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Identifying the Sources of Tuberculosis in Young Children: A Multistate Investigation
Sun SJ, Bennett DE, Flood J, et al
Emerg Infect Dis  2002 Nov Vol. 8,
Paper
 
  Tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and human immunodeficiency v
irus-exposed children in New York City.
Thomas P, Bornschlegel K, Singh TP, et al. 
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000 Aug;19(8):700-6
Abstract

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