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I'm hiv positive and i have a 9 months baby girl.after birth she drank the setup for six weeks and tested negative twice but now she's always having oral thrush, does that mean she might me positive?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Follow up testing: Oral thrush is a common condition of infancy, but it also may occur during HIV infection of infants. I would recommend that she have another screening test for HIV. Watch for poor feeding,signs of pneumonia, and poor growth.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 4/23/2023

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A member asked:

I'm hiv positive and i have a 9 months baby girl.after birth she drank the setup for six weeks and tested negative twice but now she's always having oral thrush, does that mean she might me positive?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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