Author's response to reviews Title: Introducing a multi-site program for early diagnosis of HIV infection among HIV-exposed infants in Tanzania Authors:

Introducing a multi-site program for early diagnosis of HIV infection among HIV-exposed infants in Tanzania

BACKGROUND In Tanzania, less than a third of HIV infected children estimated to be in need of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are receiving it. In this setting where other infections and malnutrition mimic signs and symptoms of AIDS, early diagnosis of HIV among HIV-exposed infants without specialized virologic testing can be a complex process. We aimed to introduce an Early Infant Diagnosis (EID)...

The Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Infants and Children

It is estimated that the number of HIV infected children globally has increased from 1.6 million in 2001 to 3.3 million in 2012. The number of children below 15 years of age living with HIV has increased worldwide. Published data from recent studies confirmed dramatic survival benefit for infants started anti-retroviral therapy (ART) as early as possible after diagnosis of HI. Early confirmatio...

Author's response to reviews Title: Evaluation of a single round polymerase chain reaction assay using dried blood spots for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in infants in an African setting Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women with known HIV status in northern Tanzania. Authors:

Title: Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women with known HIV status in northern Tanzania. Abstract Objectives: Too determine the prevalence of sexually transmittedd infections (STIs) and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs) amongg pregnant womenn inn Moshi,, Tanzania andd too compare the occurrence of STIs/RTIs among humann immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected...

Author's response to reviews Title: Association between invasive cancer of the cervix and HIV-1 infection in Tanzania: the need for dual screening Authors: