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Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH; Kristine L. MacDonald, MD

JAMA. 1987;258(19):2736-2737.

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Almost seven years have passed since the first recognition of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in this country, and during the past four years we have been able to identify many of the clinical and epidemiologic consequences of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Although children with AIDS were recognized early in the epidemic, the impact of pediatric AIDS on clinical medicine and society in general is only now being fully appreciated. In this issue of THE JOURNAL, Landesman et al¹ provide us with important insights into the pediatric HIV infection problem of today and the AIDS problem of tomorrow through their survey of women delivered of infants at King's County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY.

In their study of HIV seroprevalence in cord blood samples from 602 infants delivered in an inner-city municipal hospital, Landesman and colleagues found a demographic and HIV risk factor history similar to what is currently . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Minnesota Department of Health Minneapolis

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