Care of the infant born exposed to human immunodeficiency virus.
 The expanding epidemic of HIV infection in reproductive-age women, the availability of antiretroviral therapy for children, and recommendations for increased case identification activities augur a time when more and more pediatricians are going to be called on to care for HIV-exposed infants.
 This article outlines a comprehensive medical framework for the care of these children from the labor and delivery setting to the nursery, outpatient clinic, and the emergency room.
 It includes issues of infection control; medical, developmental, and psychosocial care; and laboratory evaluations.
 Finally, it address the need for long-term follow-up of all children born exposed to HIV.
