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An Infant with Vertical Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Detected Due to Failure to Thrive
Byung Wook Eun, Ho Kyung Lim, Yun Kyung Kim, Yuong Ho Kwak, Jung Youn Hong, He Sun Jung, Kyung Mo Kim, Hoan Jong Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(5):592-596.   Published online May 15, 2001
Five to fifteen percent of patients affected by human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) are children in developing countries. In Korea, most of HIV infections in children have been transfusion-related, and cases of vertical transmission have been very rare so far and are usually suspected due to a maternal positive history. We experienced a case of vertical transmission of HIV in a 19...
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