Researchers have reported that while HIV-positive children in Uganda and the United Kingdom/Ireland responded similarly to antiretroviral therapy in most regards, the Ugandan children lagged behind in CD4 cell recovery and body growth.... more>

There is a low risk of death for children starting HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, an international team of investigators report in the December 15th edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.... more>

HIV-positive children who are being treated with antiretroviral drugs in the Central African Republic are infected with a wide variety of HIV subtypes, don’t adhere well to their treatment, and seldom have an undetectable viral load, according... more>

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• Different paediatric responses to antiretroviral therapy in Uganda and the United Kingdom/Ireland may reflect differences in nutrition and access to cotrimoxazole
• Children starting HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa have a low risk of death
• Widespread resistance to antiretrovirals among children in the Central African Republic
• Abacavir treatment doesn't cause changes in biomarkers linked to heart attack, suggests small study
• Rare abacavir liver side-effects reported