Feasibility and effectiveness of early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected infants in a government clinic of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

A recent randomized trial showed dramatic improvement in survival of HIV-infected infants receiving early combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However, few data are available for resource-limited settings. Therefore we conducted a chart review of HIV-infected infants initiated on cART between 2005 and 2008.