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Two hundred five study participants with HIV infection were enrolled at a median age of 23 months; 611 were enrolled either prenatally or in the neonatal period before their HIV infection status was known. There were 121 deaths in study patients. The cause of death for all patients, its relationship to HIV infection, and pulmonary or cardiac involvement were determined. Age trends in disease-specific mortality were summarized for the HIV-related deaths.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ninety-three children died of HIV-related conditions. Infection was the most prevalent cause of death for children under 6 years of age with 32.3% caused by pulmonary infection and another 16.9% caused by nonpulmonary infection. The frequency of pulmonary disease as the underlying cause of death decreased significantly with increasing age: 5\/9 (55.6%) by age 1, 1\/12 (8.3%) after age 10 years. 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