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Investigation of an extensive outbreak of HIV infection among children in Sindh, Pakistan: protocol for a matched case–control study

INTRODUCTION: In April 2019, 14 children were diagnosed with HIV infection by a private healthcare provider in Larkana district, Sindh province, Pakistan. Over the next 3 months, 930 individuals were diagnosed with HIV, >80% below 16 years, the largest ever outbreak of HIV in children in Pakistan...

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Autores principales: Siddiqui, Amna R, Ali Nathwani, Apsara, Abidi, Syed H, Mahmood, Syed Faisal, Azam, Iqbal, Sawani, Sobiya, Kazi, Abdul M, Hotwani, Aneeta, Memon, Sikander Ali, Soomro, Jamila, Shaikh, Saqib Ali, Achakzai, Baseer, Saeed, Quaid, Simms, Victoria, Khan, Palwasha, Ferrand, Rashida, Mir, Fatima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32213527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036723