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
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.
Authors
- Sara Rae Schenkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6138-5731)
- Thuto Ralegoreng
- Samuel W. Kgole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7078-9041)
- Mix Wannasarnmetha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5514-5328)
- Elizabeth D. Lowenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3855-8646)
- Gosego Masasa
- Karen I. Ramirez‐Suarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5613-162X)
- Monica Miranda‐Schaeubinger
- Carmen Cerron-Vela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-6021)
- Kathleen M. Powis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-4471)
- Hansel J. Otero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4626-0732)
- Boitshepo Phale
- Thuso Mokane
- Martha Ngwaca
- Joseph Makhema
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Ministry of Health (BW)
- Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BW)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11091039
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania
- Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development