Early Knowledge of HIV Status Could Prevent Some Perinatal Transmission
Participants enrolled in the NISDI Perinatal or LILAC studies in Latin America or the Caribbean who had HIV-positive infants were studied in terms of timing of transmission, and possible missed opportunites for prevention of transmission. Researchers determined that early knowledge of HIV status, proper monitoring and adherence to medications and complete avoidance of breastfeeding are key to preventing transmission.
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Read JS, Cohen RA, Hance LF, Machado ES, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ceriotto M, Santos B, Succi R, Pilotto JH, Alarcon JO, Kreitchmann R; for the NISDI Perinatal/LILAC Study Group. Missed opportunites for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in the NISDI Perinatal and LILAC cohorts. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print].
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Citation:
Read JS, Cohen RA, Hance LF, Machado ES, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ceriotto M, Santos B, Succi R, Pilotto JH, Alarcon JO, Kreitchmann R; for the NISDI Perinatal/LILAC Study Group. Missed opportunites for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in the NISDI Perinatal and LILAC cohorts. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print].
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