Investigating the Effects of Standardised Treatment Protocols for Opportunistic Infection in Children Living with HIV/AIDS on Their Clinical Profile | Chapter 6 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 16

 Introduction: AIDS has spread throughout the world. Pediatric HIV/AIDS, like adult HIV/AIDS, is on the rise all throughout the world. Since 1981, over 25 million people have died as a result of HIV around the world. The risk of HIV transmission from mother to child varies by country and even within a country, depending on the facilities available.

Aims and Objectives: To look into a standardised treatment approach for HIV/AIDS children with opportunistic infections.

Methodology: From July to December 2007, a cross-sectional study on children living with HIV/AIDS was done at the A.R.T. Centre, a government medical college and hospital in Aurangabad. The development of a uniform treatment strategy for the management of opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS-infected children was one of the project's main objectives. The necessary permissions from NACO, MSACS, and the consent of the parents or caretakers were obtained. A total of 280 children were included in the study, with 50 of them receiving antiretroviral therapy.

In the study group, tuberculosis was the most common OI, followed by diarrhoea and acute respiratory illness. There was an overall increase in height, weight, and CD4 count after starting the Standard Treatment Protocol in Children with HIV/AIDS.

Conclusion: There was a positive response in the form of increased height, weight, and overall increase in CD4 Count after starting the Standard Treatment Protocol in Children with HIV/AIDS, indicating that these standard protocols should be strictly followed for a better prognosis for opportunistic infections in children with HIV/AIDS.

Author (S) Details

Shilpa Yashwant Pawar
Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Sadhana Jagannath Raut
Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Smita Mundada
Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Amol Suryawanshi
Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

P. S. Patil
Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

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