Publications by authors named "Tamara A Rakusan"
Background: Major improvements in disease progression among HIV-infected children have followed the adoption of combination antiretroviral therapy.
Methods: We examined trends in hospitalization rates between 1990-2002 among 3,927 children/youths with perinatal HIV infection, ranging in age from newborn to 21 years. We used Poisson regression to test for trends in hospitalization rates by age and year; binomial regression to test for trends in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and hospitalization at least once and more than once, by age and year; and multivariate logistic regression to examine factors associated with hospitalization, ICU admission, and hospitalization longer than 10 days.
Background: In the United States, HIV-infected children and adolescents are aging and using antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for extended periods of time.
Objective: To assess trends in ARV use and long-term survival in an observational cohort of HIV-infected children and adolescents in the United States.
Methods: The Pediatric Spectrum of HIV Disease Study (PSD) is a prospective chart review of more than 2000 HIV-infected children and adolescents.
Background: Meta-analysis and randomized clinical trial results reported in June 1998 indicated a significant reduction in perinatal HIV transmission rates among mothers undergoing a cesarean section (C-section).
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine recent trends in and factors associated with C-section deliveries among HIV-infected women in the United States.
Design: A multisite pediatric medical record review of a cohort of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected infants in the Pediatric Spectrum of HIV Disease (PSD) Cohort study (n = 6467) and the national Pediatric HIV/AIDS Reporting System (HARS) (n = 8,306) was conducted.