Systematic review of the efficacy of antiretroviral therapies for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
β Scribed by N. Suksomboon; N. Poolsup; S. Ket-aim
- Book ID
- 108849034
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 546 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0269-4727
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## Abstract In the Western Cape province of South Africa, an intensified regimen for the preventionβofβmotherβtoβchildβtransmissionβofβHIV consisting of zidovudine (AZT) from 34 weeks of pregnancy plus single dose (sd) nevirapine (NVP) during labor was instituted in 2004. The newborn baby receives
## Abstract Although the motherβtoβchild transmission (MTCT) contributes only 5% of transmission of HIV infection, its impact has reversed the decline in infant and child mortality rates. With antenatal service coverage of over 90%, the integration of prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) of HIV infection int