Correspondence highlights varying incubation periods of AIDS in HIV-infected children, suggesting implications for treatment.
In Reply.— Dr Cantani raises several important points regarding AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children. The incubation period for Centers for Disease Control-defined AIDS in both children and adults varies considerably. Some HIV-infected children reported to the Centers for Disease Control have met the case definition for AIDS as early as 1 month of age; others have been older than 7 years of age when their HIV-related illnesses were diagnosed as AIDS.
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