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HIV in infancy
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Risk factors
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- High maternal viral load (eg, insufficient prenatal care, lack of antiretroviral therapy)
- Breastfeeding by infected mother
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Clinical
features
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- Failure to thrive
- Chronic diarrhea
- Lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly
- Pneumocystis pneumonia
- Prolonged/refractory candidiasis
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
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- Combination antiretroviral therapy
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