Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6118822 | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Acute bronchiolitis is common and frequently severe among HIV-exposed, uninfected infants aged 6 months or less. Lower maternal and infant CD4+ values were associated with a higher risk of infant LRTIs. Further understanding of the immunological mechanisms of severe LRTIs is needed.
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Authors
Marisa M. Mussi-Pinhata, Fabrizio Motta, Laura Freimanis-Hance, Ricardo de Souza, Edgardo Szyld, Regina C.M. Succi, Celia D.C. Christie, Maria J. Rolon, Mariana Ceriotto, Jennifer S. Read,