Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on the diagnosis of HIV infection in infants and children
Year of Publication2010
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
High
It is strongly recommended that children (18 months or older) with suspected HIV infection or HIV exposure have HIV serological testing performed according to the standard diagnostic HIV serological testing algorithm used in adults
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