HIV-infected youths transitioning from pediatric to adult outpatient care in a teaching tertiary care hospital in S ão Paulo city, Brazil.

CONCLUSION: Youths living with HIV at the transition from pediatric to adult care had poor treatment adherence, low lifetime CD4+ cell nadir, low CD4 cell count and detectable HIV viral load. Health care providers should closely monitor these adolescents in a youth friendly environment, prepared for open communication about all aspects of their health.
PMID: 31479628 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Braz J Infect Dis - August 30, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Freitas AC, Avelino-Silva VI, Gutierrez EB, Marques HHS, Durigon GS, Segurado AC Tags: Braz J Infect Dis Source Type: research