Hearing Loss in HIV-Infected and HIV-Exposed Children

Both children that were perinatally-infected with HIV and exposed to HIV in utero were more likely to develop hearing loss than the general population in the US. Severity of HIV infection increased the risk of hearing loss in those HIV-positive children.

 

Citation:
Torre P 3rd, Zeldow B, Hoffman HJ, Buchanan A, Siberry GK< Rice M, Sirois PA, Williams PL; Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. Hearing loss in perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed but uninfected children and adolescents. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Aug;31(8):835-41.

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