Adoption is not associated with immunological and virological outcomes in children with perinatally acquired HIV infection in the Netherlands

Objectives To provide an overview of the demographics, treatment characteristics and long-term outcomes of children with perinatal HIV-1 infection (PHIV) living in the Netherlands (NL) and to specifically investigate whether outcomes differ by children's adoption status. Design A prospective population-based open cohort including children with PHIV in NL. Methods We included children with PHIV who had entered HIV care in NL since 2007, in view of a sharp increase in the number of adopted children with PHIV since that year. We compared the proportion with virologic suppression and CD4+T-cell co... Mehr ...