Schulte J M, Burkham S, Squires J E, Doran T, Hamaker D W, Pelosi J, Graper J, Davis R, Caldwell M B
Texas Department of Health, Austin, USA.
South Med J. 2000 Jan;93(1):48-52.
Because HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children are at risk of acquiring infectious diseases, they should be immunized.
We abstracted charts at pediatric HIV clinics in Dallas and San Antonio, matched the children to birth certificates and assessed up-to-date immunization status.
Of the 178 children, 108 (61%) were up to date for the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), polio, and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) series. In multivariate analysis, predictors of delayed immunization included maternal high-risk sexual partners and infant antiretroviral therapy.
In this population of children born to HIV-infected mothers, immunizations were up to date in 61%, a figure that exceeds or equals immunization levels for other Texas children. Texas falls short of the recommended goal of 90% immunization for children of HIV-infected mothers and healthy children.
