Feasibility of Brain Ultrasound Performed by Nurses in the Evaluation of Newborns Who Are HIV Exposed in Utero and Uninfected

A Pilot Study in Botswana

Bibliographic Data

ID15719261
AuthorsHansel J Otero (0000-0003-4626-0732, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, corresponding author), Monica Miranda‐Schaeubinger (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger (0000-0002-4668-225X, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Sara R Schenkel (0000-0001-6138-5731, Massachusetts General Hospital), Karen I Ramirez‐Suarez (0000-0002-5613-162X, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Carmen Cerron-Vela (0000-0002-7881-6021, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Mix Wannasarnmetha (0000-0001-5514-5328, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Samuel W Kgole (0000-0001-7078-9041, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership), Gosego Masasa (Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership), Martha Ngwaca (Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership), Boitshepo Phale (Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership), Thuto Ralegoreng (Ministry of Health), Joseph Makhema (0000-0003-0017-2438, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership), Joseph M Makhema (Botswana Harvard Health Partnership, Gaborone Private Bag BO 320, Botswana), Thuso Mokane (Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership), Elizabeth D Lowenthal (0000-0002-3855-8646, University of Pennsylvania), Kathleen M Powis (0000-0002-4478-4471, Harvard University)
Year2024
Volume11
Issue9
Pages1039-1039
Publication date2024-08-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children11091039
PMID39334572
OpenAlexW4401894391
LanguageEN
References cited58

Brain ultrasounds conducted by study nurses are feasible and reveal differences in corpus callosum length between HEU and HU infants. The benefits of easier training, lower cost, and rapid deployment make ultrasound a promising screening tool in resource-limited settings

Biology · Fetus · Grey matter · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · In utero · Magnetic resonance imaging · Pregnancy · Radiology · Ultrasound · White matter · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Neonatal and fetal brain pathology · Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies · Immunology · Pediatrics

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