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Semin Speech Lang 2000; Volume 21(Number 1): 0007-0018
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-6864
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Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: An Overview

Thomas L. Layton, Elise Davis-McFarland
  • Department of Communication Disorders, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina (TLL), Communication Sciences and Disorders Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina (ED-M)
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31 December 2000 (online)

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ABSTRACT

-This article covers the epidemiological manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in children, demographic statistics, and information on the three modes of virus transmission. The various opportunistic diseases and neurological dysfunction that characterize pediatric HIV are described. The Center for Disease Control pediatric HIV classification system is presented, and the developmental disorders often found in children with HIV are discussed. The Universal Disease Precautions of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) for clinicians is also presented.

KEYWORD

pediatric HIV/AIDS - communication disorders in pediatric HIV/AIDS - developmental disorders in pediatric HIV/AIDS

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