Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus clinical case challenge. In this today’s ‘Pediatric Case Challenge’ , join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer the question which is about “Immunization of baby born to HIV positive mother”. Source: Pediatric Interesting Cases and MCQs A baby boy is born to an HIV-positive mother by planned cesarean section at 39 weeks’ gestation.
Her viral load was <20 copies/mL at delivery and she is on antiretroviral therapy. The baby is started on zidovudine and blood is taken from the baby for HIV PCR assay. The mother originates from a place where there is a very high incidence of tuberculosis.