Secondary complications and co-infections in the HIV-infected adolescent in the antiretroviral era

• Published in: Current opinion in infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 212
• Main Authors: Ross, Allison C, Camacho-Gonzalez, Andres, Chahroudi, Ann, Chakraborty, Rana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; AIDS-Associated Nephropathy - epidemiology; AIDS-Associated Nephropathy - prevention & control; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - prevention & control; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Bone Diseases, Metabolic - epidemiology; Bone Diseases, Metabolic - prevention & control; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - drug therapy; Humans; Risk Factors; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control

The number of HIV-infected adolescents is increasing dramatically. With combination antiretroviral therapy, they are expected to live well into adulthood. However, complications are emerging at a higher rate in the HIV-infected population compared to the general population. HIV-infected adolescents...