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HIV Infection/Disease

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Undervaccination of Perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Succi RC, Krauss MR, Harris DR,  et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2013 Aug;32(8):845-850.
Abstract

Prechewing and Prewarming Food for HIV-Exposed Children: A Prospective Cohort Experience from Latin America.
Gaur AH, Cohen RA, Read JS,et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2013 Mar;27(3):142-5.
Abstract

Opportunistic and Other Infections in HIV-infected Children in Latin America Compared to a
Similar Cohort in the United States.
Alarcon J, Freimanis-Hance L, Krauss M, et al

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2011 Sep
Abstract


Argentina
 

Miscellaneous Reports

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The Convention on the Rights of the Child in Action: the Hospital Garrahan's experience through mainstreaming the rights approach into health care.
Schon A, Hammermüller E, Di Tommaso V, Bagari G.
Arch Argent Pediat
r
. 2015 Jun 1;113(3):269-75
Abstract

HIV Infection/Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Genetic and functional analysis of HIV-1 nef gene derived from LTNP children: association of attenuated variants
with slow progression to pediatric AIDS.

Corró G, Rocco C, De Candia C, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2012 May 14. [
Abstract

Evaluation of minority populations of HIV type-1 with K103N and M184V drug resistance
mutations among children in Argentina.
Vignoles M, Barboni G, Agosti MR,et al

Antivir Ther. 2009;14(8):1175-81.
Abstract

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Transitioning perinatally HIV-infected adolescents into adult care: features associated with follow-up stability
S.E. Araz Caillaud, D. Mecikovsky, J. Lattner

(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Emergence of A/G HIV-1 recombinant strains in newly diagnosed children born in Argentina
M.F. Fernandez, M.D. Golemba, A. Mangano, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Microsporidiosis

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Microsporidian spores in the stool specimens of toddlers, with or without diarrhea,
from Tucuman, Argentina.
Valperga SM, de Jogna Prat SA, de Valperga GJ, et al.

Rev Argent Microbiol
1999 Jul-Sep;31(3):157-64
Abstract

Brazil
 

Candidiasis
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Salivary lactoferrin in HIV-infected children: Correlation with Candida albicans carriage, oral manifestations, HIV infection and its antifungal activity.
Alves TP, Simões AC, Soares RM, et al
Arch Oral Biol
. 2014 Apr 21;59(8):775-782
Abstract

Candida spp. isolated from inpatients, the environment, and health practitioners in the pediatric unit at the Universitary Hospital of the Jundiaí Medical College, state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Storti LR, Pasquale G, Scomparim R, et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2012 Apr;45(2):225-31.
Abstract

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Aerobic Fitness and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents Living With HIV.
de Lima LRA, Silva DAS, da Silva KS, et al
Pediatr Exerc Sci
. 2017 May 9:1-23.
Abstract

Bone mineral density and vitamin D concentration: the challenges in taking care of children and adolescents infected with HIV.
Carmo FB, Terreri MT, Succi RC,  et  al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 8.
Abstract

HIV prevalence in children and youth living on the street and subject to commercial sexual exploitation: a systematic review.
Noreña-Herrera C, Rojas CA, Cruz-Jiménez L.
Cad Saude Publica
. 2016 Nov 3;32(10):e00134315.
Abstract

Quality of Primary Health Care for children and adolescents living with HIV.
Nascimento LD, Paula CC, Magnago TS, et al

 Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
. 2016 Aug 29;24:e2720.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of and risk factors for late diagnosis of HIV infection in Brazilian infants and children.
Lemos LM, Anglemyer A, Santos VS, Gurgel RQ,et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 May-Jun;48(3):326-330.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Mortality in children and adolescents vertically infected by HIV receiving care at a referral hospital in Vitoria, Brazil.
Moreira-Silva SF, Zandonade E, Miranda AE.
BMC Infect Dis
. 2015 Mar 25;15(1):155.
Paper

Relationship between viral load and behavioral measures of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in children living with human immunodeficiency virus in Latin America.
Duarte HA, Harris DR, Tassiopoulos K, et al
Braz J Infect Dis
. 2015 Mar 2.
Abstract

Anthropometry and body composition of vertically HIV-infected children and adolescents under therapy with and without protease inhibitors.
Dos Reis LC, de Carvalho Rondó PH, de Sousa Marques HH, José Segri N.  
Public Health Nutr. 2014 Aug 13:1-7
Abstract

Viral suppression and adherence among HIV-infected children and adolescents on antiretroviral therapy: results of a multicenter study.
Cruz ML, Cardoso CA, Darmont MQ,  et al
J Pediatr (Ri
o J)
. 2014 Jun 19.
Abstract

Salivary lactoferrin in HIV-infected children: Correlation with Candida albicans carriage, oral manifestations, HIV infection and its antifungal activity.
Alves TP, Simões AC, Soares RM, et al
Arch Oral Biol
. 2014 Apr 21;59(8):775-782
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Determinants of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Duration in HIV-1-Infected Children and Adolescents in Madrid, Spain, from 1996 to 2012
Palladino C, Briz V, Bellón JM, et al
PLoS One
. 2014 May 1;9(5):e96307.
Abstract

Late diagnosis and HIV infection in children attending a service of specialized care for pediatric AIDS in Brazil.
Frizzera Dias C, Moreira-Silva SF, Reis MA, et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2014 Jan-Feb;47(1):93-6.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Comorbidities in Children and Adolescents with AIDS Acquired by HIV Vertical Transmission in Vitória, Brazil.
Moreira-Silva SF, Zandonade E, Frauches DO, et al

PLoS One
. 2013 Dec 4;8(12):e82027.

Paper

Late-stage diagnosis of HIV infection in Brazilian children: evidence from two national cohort studies.
Ramos Jr AN, Matida LH, Alencar CH,  et al
Cad Saude Publica. 2013 Jul;29(7):1291-1300.
Abstract

Body Composition in Prepubertal, HIV-Infected Children: A Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
Palchetti CZ, Patin RV, Machado DM, et al
Nutr Clin Pract
. 2013 Feb 27.
Abstract

Current status of herpesvirus identification in the oral cavity of HIV-infected children.
Pinheiro Rdos S, Ferreira Dde C, Nóbrega F, et al
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013 Jan;46(1):15-9.
Abstract

Insulin Resistance and Glucose and Lipid Concentrations in a Cohort of Perinatally HIV-Infected Latin American Children.
Hazra R, Hance LF, Monteiro JP, Ruz NP,  et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2013 Jan 28
Abstract

Body composition and lipodystrophy in prepubertal HIV-infected children.
Palchetti CZ, Patin RV, Gouvêa AD,  et al
Braz
J Infect Dis
. 2013 Jan 11
Abstract

Prevalence of Transmitted HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations in Children and Adolescents in São Paulo, Brazil.
Almeida FJ, Rodrigues R, Zaparoli MS, et al 
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2012 Dec;31(12):e255-7.
Abstract

Immunogenicity of a meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine in HIV-infected children, adolescents, and young adults.
Bertolini DV, Costa LS, van der Heijden IM, et al
Vaccine. 2012 Jul 5
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the survival of vertically HIV-infected children and adolescents in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Cardoso CA, Pinto JA, Candiani TM, et al
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2012 Jun;107(4):532-8.
Paper

Genetic and functional analysis of HIV-1 nef gene derived from LTNP children: association of attenuated variants
with slow progression to pediatric AIDS.

Corró G, Rocco C, De Candia C, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2012 May 14.
Abstract

Assessment of the Prognostic Value of the World Health Organization Clinical Staging System for HIV/AIDS
 in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents in a Cohort in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Araújo Cardoso CA, Pinto JA, Sanchez Candiani TM,  et al 

J Trop Pediatr
. 2012 Jan 11.
Abstract

Health Related Quality of Life Assessment questionnaire for children aged 5 to 11 years with HIV/AIDS: cross-cultural adaptation
for the Portuguese language.

Costa LS, Latorre MD, Hearst N, Marques HH.

Cad Saude Publica
. 2011 Jul;27(7):1445-1449.
Abstract

Nutritional status and lipid profile of HIV-positive children and adolescents using antiretroviral therapy.
Contri PV, Berchielli EM, Tremeschin MH,et al
Clinics
(Sao Paulo)
. 2011;66(6):997-1002.

Abstract

Abnormalities in body composition and nutritional status in HIV-infected children and adolescents on antiretroviral therapy.
Ramalho LC, Gonçalves EM, de Carvalho WR,  et al 
Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Aug;22(8):453-6.
Abstract

Mortality in Brazilian Children with HIV/AIDS: The Role of Non-AIDS-Related Conditions
After Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Introduction.
Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J.

AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2011 Jun 20
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Improving survival in children with AIDS in Brazil: results of the second national study, 1999-2002.
Matida LH, Ramos AN Jr, Heukelbach J, et al

Cad Saude Publica
. 2011;27 Suppl 1:S93-103.
Paper

AIDS in Brazilian Children: History, Surveillance, Antiretroviral Therapy, and Epidemiologic Transition, 1984-2008.
Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 Mar 17.
Abstract

HIV-1 drug resistance genotypic profiles in children with undetectable plasma viremia during antiretroviral
therapy.

Angelis DS, Tateno AF, Diaz RS, et al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;15(1):60-5.
Abstract

Impact of HAART on growth and hospitalization rates among HIV-infected children.
Diniz LM, Maia MM, Camargos LS,  et al
J Pediatr
(Rio J)
. 2011 Mar 16;87(2).
Abstract

HIV-1 drug resistance genotypic profiles in children with undetectable plasma viremia during antiretroviral |
therapy.

Angelis DS, Tateno AF, Diaz RS,  et al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2011 Feb;15(1):60-5.
Abstract

Diversity and prevalence of antiretroviral genotypic resistance mutations among HIV-1-infected children.
Almeida FJ, Berezin EN, Rodrigues R, et al 
J Pediatr (Rio J)
. 2009 Mar-Apr;85(2):104-9.
Abstract
 

Evaluation of hematological, virologic and anthropometric parameters as progression markers in HIV-1 infected children.
Carvalho IR, Pinto JA, Cardoso CA, et al
J Pediatr (Rio J). 2009 Mar-Apr;85(2):149-56
Abstract
 
 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Incidence of HIV infection in children under one year of age in Brazil from 2008 to 2012
R. Haanwinckel, A. Pereira
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Chile
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Pulmonary complications in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Brockmann VP, Viviani ST, Peña DA.
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2007 Aug;24(4):301-5.
Abstract

Columbia
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Characterization of quantitative and functional innate immune parameters in HIV-1-infected
Colombian children receiving stable highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Usuga X, Montoya CJ, Landay AL, Rugeles MT.  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2008 Dec 1;49(4):348-57
Abstract

Dominican Republic
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Dominican Children with HIV not Receiving Antiretrovirals: Massage Therapy Influences their
Behavior and Development.
Hernandez-Reif M, Shor-Posner G, et al  
Evid Based Comlement Alternat Med. 2008 Sep;5(3):345-354
Paper

Ecuador
 

 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Socioeconomic deprivation and the development of neuropsychological functions: A study with "street children" in Ecuador.
Pluck G, Banda-Cruz DR, et al
Child Neuropsychol. 2017 Mar 1:1-14.

Abstract

El Salvador
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Dyslipidemia, Diet, and Physical Exercise in Children on Treatment with Anti-Retroviral Medication in El Salvador: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Sonego M, Sagrado MJ, Escobar G, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2016 May 31.
Abstract

Guatemala
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Experience of a pediatric HIV clinic in Guatemala City.
Samayoa B, Anderson MR, Grazioso C,
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2009 Jan;25(1):51-55
Abstract

Haiti
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Perceived discrimination and stigma toward children affected by HIV/AIDS and their
HIV-positive caregivers in central Haiti.
Surkan PJ, Mukherjee JS, Williams DR et al
 
AIDS Care
. 2010 Jul;22(7):803-15
Abstract

Psychosocial Functioning Among HIV-Affected Youth and Their Caregivers in Haiti:
Implications for Family-Focused Service Provision in High HIV Burden Settings.
Smith Fawzi MC, Eustache E, Oswald C,  et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2010 Mar;24(3):147-58.

Abstract


Jamaica
 

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Renal manifestations in HIV-infected Jamaican children.
Steel-Duncan J, Miller M, Pierre RB,
et al
West Indian Med J. 2008 Jun;57(3):246-52.
Abstract

Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis and immune reconstitution syndrome in HIV-infected
children on antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica.
Dunkley-Thompson J, Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan J, et al 

West Indian Med J
. 2008 Jun;57(3):302-
Abstract
 

 
HIV-related mortality in Jamaican children.
Evans-Gilbert T, Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan J, et al
West Indian Med J
. 2008 Jun;57(3):265-8.
Abstract
 
Paediatric and perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica an international leadership initiative, 2002-2007.
Christie CD, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P,, et al
West Indian Med J
. 2008 Jun;57(3):204-15
Abstract
 

Lipodystrophy syndrome in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus. 
Wedekind CA, Pugatch D.
Pharmacotherapy 2001 Jul;21(7):861-6
Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
School performance of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in ambulatory care at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica
C. Crooks-Edwards, R.B. Pierre, J.T. Moore4, C.D. Christie
XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Mexico
 

General/Miscellaneous

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Cryptosporidium canis in Two Mexican Toddlers.
González-Díaz M, Urrea-Quezada A, Villegas-Gómez I,  et al

Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2016 Jun 23.
Abstract

Vulnerabilities faced by the children of sex workers in two Mexico-US border cities: a retrospective study on sexual violence, substance use and HIV risk.
Servin AE, Strathdee S, Muñoz FA,  et al
AIDS Care. 2014 Aug 13:1-5.
Abstract

HIV Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Clinical Outcomes and Hospitalizations among Children Perinatally Infected with HIV-1 in
Baja California, Mexico.
Viani RM, Araneta MR, Lopez G, et al

J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care
(Chic)
. 2011 Jun 20
Abstract

Peru
 

HIV Infection/Disease

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Morbidity and Mortality of a Cohort of Peruvian HIV-Infected Children 2003-2012
Baker AN, Bayer AM, Viani RM, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Dec 8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Antiviral Resistance and Correlates of Virologic Failure in the first Cohort of HIV-Infected Children Gaining Access to Structured Antiretroviral Therapy in Lima, Peru: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Rath BA, von Kleist M, Castillo ME, et al
BMC
Infect Dis
. 2013 Jan 2;13(1):1.
Paper

High Prevalence of Hearing Impairment in HIV-Infected Peruvian Children.
Chao CK, Czechowicz JA, Messner AH,  et al

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
. 2011 Nov 29.
Abstract

Tuberculosis

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Clinical and programmatic considerations in the treatment of MDR-TB in children:
a series of 16 patients from Lima, Peru.
Mukherjee JS, Joseph JK, Rich ML, et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2003 Jul;7(7):637-44
Abstract

Puerto Rico
 

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

  Children's Attitudes Toward People With AIDS in Puerto Rico: Exploring Stigma Through
Drawings and Stories.
Gonzalez-Rivera M, Bauermeister JA.
Qual Health Res
. 2007 Feb;17(2):250-63.
Abstract

Venezuela
 

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Viral loads in pediatric HIV patients with antiretroviral treatment.
Porto-Espinoza L, Moronta R, Cuadra-Sánchez C 
Rev Med Chil. 2008 Aug;136(8):1021-6
Abstract

Hypercalciuria is the main renal abnormality finding in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected
children in Venezuela.

Gonzalez C, Ariceta G, Langman CB, et al
 
Eur J Pediatr.
2007 Jun 26;

Abstract


West Indies
 

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

  Clinical Presentation, treatment outcome and survival among the HIV infected children with
culture confirmed tuberculosis.

Kumar A, Upadhyay S, Kumari G.
Curr HIV Res.
2007 Sep;5(5):499-504
.

Abstract


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