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Low rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV following effective pregnancy interventions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 2000–2006
AIDS · 2008 · Vol. 22(8) · pp. 973–981
Claire L Townsend✉(University College London)Mario Cortina‐Borja(University College London)Catherine Peckham(University College London)Annemiek de Ruiter(Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust)Hermione Lyall(Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)P Tookey(University College London)
Abstract
Sustained low HIV transmission rates following different combinations of interventions in this large unselected population are encouraging. Current options for treatment and delivery offered to pregnant women according to British guidelines appear to be effective.
HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskHIV-related health complications and treatmentsMedicinePregnancyZidovudineBreastfeedingViral loadTransmission (telecommunications)PopulationRegimenCaesarean sectionOdds ratio
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AdultCesarean SectionFemaleGestational AgeUnited KingdomHumansInfant, NewbornIrelandMalePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousZidovudineHIV-1HIV InfectionsInfectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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- British HIV Association
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1993 Revised Classification System for HIV Infection and Expanded Surveillance Case Definition for AIDS Among Adolescents and Adults
Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1993 · 4,360 citations
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