15.7  HIV infection

15.7.1  Assess for HIV infection

If during assessment up to this point, a child has been found to have at least one or more of the following classifications:

• Pneumonia or severe pneumonia now
• Persistent or severe persistent diarrhoea now
• Acute ear infection with ear discharge or chronic ear infection
• Very low weight for age or severe malnutrition

or, if the mother or child is known to be HIV positive, you should do an assessment for HIV infection.