... of antibodies to HIV. Prior to birth, the immune systems of newborns are linked with those of their mothers. Thus the presence of HIV antibodies in infants indicates mothers who are ... an infant's own immune system; only then can it be determined for certain ...

... Although healthy people rarely contract listeriosis, pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems are at highest risk of infection. The medical ...

... limited. However, in patients with immature or compromised immune systems (e.g., transplant recipients, congenitally infected newborns, or patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)), primary ...

... with breathing difficulties, bleeding in the brain, weakened immune systems, and other health challenges for newborns, making them significantly more likely to be hospitalized ...

... substantial disease, morbidity and mortality in individuals whose immune systems are impaired or immature, such as the premature newborn. An inexpensive test has been available since 1980, ...

... substantial disease, morbidity and mortality in individuals whose immune systems are impaired or immature, such as the premature newborn. An inexpensive test has been available since 1980, ...

... factor in providing effective medical care to these newborns 3 doctors may wish to avoid routine immunizations or other situations that might tax the weakened immune systems of these children. The government, therefore, 9 has ...

... to more accurately diagnose HIV infection in the newborn. In basic research, cellular, molecular, and chemical studies of HIV will continue to expand our the understanding of the mechanisms of infection, viral activation, and immune system suppression. The further elucidation of the regulation of ...

... among drug abusers and from infected mothers to newborns. A GLOBAL PROBLEM AIDS has rapidly emerged as a worldwide epidemic since its discovery in 1981. The name is derived from suppressicn of the body's immune system by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV damages ...