Experience of a pediatric HIV clinic in Guatemala City.

Objectives: To describe the clinical experience of a Guatemalan pediatric HIV clinic and referral center, and fill the gap in literature available on pediatric HIV in Guatemala, a country facing a growing HIV epidemic.

Methods: Analyses were performed on data available from the clinical databases maintained by the Clínica Familiar Luis Angel García within the Hospital General San Juan de Dios in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Results: From January 1997-June 2006, a total of 536 children (individuals under 13 years of age) were registered at the clinic, 54% of them female.