APA: Kids with HIV Infection Keep Up Academically

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 -- Children infected with HIV at birth appear to maintain normal behavior and academic performance after 10 years of follow-up, researchers reported here.

"It appears that the long-term prognosis for children infected at birth with HIV is good," said Suzie Franklin, Ph.D., assistant clinical professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. "There is little evidence of behavioral or academic deterioration over time that can be directly attributed to HIV infection itself."read more