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HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation at birth: Views from a primary care setting in Khayelitsha

Aurélie Nelson, Jean Maritz, Janet Giddy, Lisa Frigati, Helena Rabie, Gilles van Cutsem, Tabitha Mutseyekwa, Nomfusi Jange, Jonathan Bernheimer, Mark Cotton, Vivian Cox
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine | Vol 16, No 1 | a376 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v16i1.376 | © 2015 Aurélie Nelson, Jean Maritz, Janet Giddy, Lisa Frigati, Helena Rabie, Gilles van Cutsem, Tabitha Mutseyekwa, Nomfusi Jange, Jonathan Bernheimer, Mark Cotton, Vivian Cox | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 17 March 2015 | Published: 28 April 2015

About the author(s)

Aurélie Nelson, Médecins Sans Frontières, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Jean Maritz, Department of Medical Virology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Campus, South Africa
Janet Giddy, Western Cape Department of Health, Khayelitsha and Eastern Substructure, Cape Town, South Africa
Lisa Frigati, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Campus, South Africa
Helena Rabie, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Campus, South Africa
Gilles van Cutsem, Médecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town; Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Tabitha Mutseyekwa, Médecins Sans Frontières, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Nomfusi Jange, Médecins Sans Frontières, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Jonathan Bernheimer, Médecins Sans Frontières, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Mark Cotton, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Campus, South Africa
Vivian Cox, Médecins Sans Frontières, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

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