Cost-effectiveness of early infant HIV diagnosis of HIV-exposed infants and immediate antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children under 24 months in Thailand

• Main Authors: Collins I.J., Cairns J., Ngo-Giang-Huong N., Sirirungsi W., Leechanachai P., Coeur S.L., Samleerat T., Kamonpakorn N., Mekmullica J., Jourdain G., Lallemant M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898471383&partnerID=40&md5=68e0e3b0c5781739f0752f2e6010397d; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/693
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: HIV-infected infants have high risk of death in the first two years of life if untreated. WHO guidelines recommend early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) of all HIV-exposed infants and immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected children under 24-months. We assessed the cost-effecti...