Increased Risk for and Mortality From Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in HIV-Exposed but Uninfected Infants Aged <1 Year in South Africa, 2009–2013

Background. High antenatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence rates (∼30%) with low perinatal HIV transmission rates (2.5%), due to HIV prevention of mother-to-child transmission program improvements in South Africa, has resulted in increasing numbers of HIV-exposed but uninfected (HE...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2015-05, Vol.60 (9), p.1346-1356
Main Authors:	von Mollendorf, Claire, von Gottberg, Anne, Tempia, Stefano, Meiring, Susan, de Gouveia, Linda, Quan, Vanessa, Lengana, Sarona, Avenant, Theunis, du Plessis, Nicolette, Eley, Brian, Finlayson, Heather, Reubenson, Gary, Moshe, Mamokgethi, O'Brien, Katherine L., Klugman, Keith P., Whitney, Cynthia G., Cohen, Cheryl
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Female Health risk assessment HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - microbiology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunization Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Mortality Pediatrics Pneumococcal Infections - complications Pneumococcal Infections - epidemiology Pneumococcal Infections - mortality Pneumococcal Infections - virology Pneumococcal Vaccines - administration & dosage Regression Analysis Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies South Africa - epidemiology Streptococcus infections Time Factors
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