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Specific Populations: Infants and Children

ARV Therapy in Pediatrics - May 2010 PDF (845 KB)

Source: Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center

Pocket reference card for clinicians on antiretrovirals used in the treatment of HIV infection in children.

http://www.faetc.org/PDF/Pocket_Guides/Pediatric_HIV_Drug_Card.pdf

Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection: Comprehensive Slide Set HTML

Source: AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center

Slide set based on the pediatric HIV treatment guidelines, including information about clinical monitoring, initiation of treatment, pediatric-specific drugs, and managing complications.

http://aidsetc.org/aidsetc?page=etres-display&resource=etres-7

International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group (IMPAACT) HTML

Source: International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group

Network of clinical sites that evaluates treatments for HIV-infected children and adolescents and develops new strategies for preventing mother-to-child transmission.

http://www.impaactgroup.org#####

MMWR: Guidelines for Effective School Health Education to Prevent the Spread of AIDS HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines about preventing the spread of HIV among children and adolescents in school settings.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001751.htm

MMWR: Premastication of Food by Caregivers of HIV-Exposed Children --- Nine U.S. Sites, 2009--2010 HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Report containing information on the prevalence of premastication (i.e., chewing food or medicine before feeding it to a child) by caregivers of HIV-exposed children.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6009a2.htm?s_cid=mm6009a2_e

MMWR: Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Children with Diagnoses of Perinatal HIV Infection --- 34 States, 2004 - 2007 HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Report containing information about perinatal HIV infection rates, broken down by race/ethnicity.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5904a2.htm?s_cid=mm5904a2_e

Tips for Teens: The Truth About HIV/AIDS PDF (456 KB)

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Information about HIV/AIDS targeted to teenagers, including risk factors for and symptoms of HIV/AIDS.

http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//PHD725/PHD725.pdf

You Can Prevent PCP in Children HTML

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Information about Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in children, including prevention strategies and treatment options.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/pcpkidz.htm