Simultaneous HAART improves survival in children coinfected with HIV and TB.

Objectives: This study assesses the outcome of current treatment guidelines and the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on survival of HIV/TB-coinfected patients in a resource-limited setting.

Methods: Observational cohort study at the pediatric HIV Clinic, RML Hospital, Delhi. All HIV-infected patients who visited the clinic for the diagnosis of TB between 2002 and 2006 were observed until 31 March 2010.

HRQoL in HIV-infected children using PedsQL 4.0 and comparison with uninfected children.

Purpose: To assess the reliability and validity of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL(TM) 4.0) in children living with HIV.

Evaluation of the WHO clinical case definition of AIDS among children in India.

The need of a clinical case definition (CCD) for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was felt by public health agencies to monitor diseases resulting from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. To test the statistical significance of the existing World Health Organization (WHO) CCD for the diagnosis of AIDS in areas where diagnostic resources are limited in India, a prospective study was conducted in the Paediatrics department at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi.

Sensitivity of paediatric AIDS score vs. WHO case classification in Indian children--a retrospective study.

This study was conducted at the Department of Paediatrics, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, to test the statistical significance of existing World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition (CCD) for diagnosis of AIDS in areas where diagnostic resources are limited. A total of 360 cases between 18 months and 12 years of age satisfying WHO case definitions of AIDS were included in study group. Our study detected 16.

Behavioural disorders in 6-11-year-old, HIV-infected Indian children.

Background: HIV-infected children are at risk of behaviour problems. The transition of HIV from an acute, lethal disease to survival with sub-acute, chronic disease has enormous implications for the psychosocial development and requirement for support of affected children and families.

Aim: To study the behavioural patterns and factors responsible for psychiatric disorders among HIV-infected and uninfected children in the age group 6-11 years.