Dear editor,

Experts in HIV management beleave that parents and guardian should learn to notice symptoms of HIV infection in order to enable prompt identification of infants in need of delicate care.

Rash, swollen glands and slow growth rate any symptoms suggestive of acute HIV Infection in infants, according to study conducted in Kenya and published. In January edition of clinical infectious Disease.

AIDS in infants over two months was also associated with pneumonia, fever and dehydration. Researchers also noted that symptoms such as fever or diarrhoea, occur frequently and are not specific to HIV.

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