Is breastfeeding an equipoise option in effectively treated HIV-infected mothers in a high-income setting?

Is breastfeeding an equipoise option in effectively treated HIV-infected mothers in a high-income setting?

Combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) has reduced mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to virtually zero in industrialised countries, where strictly bottle feeding is recommended for HIV-infected mothers, and to as low as 0.7% after 12 months in low-reso...

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Main Authors: Christian R. Kahlert, Karoline Aebi-Popp, Enos Bernasconi, Begoña Martinez de Tejada, David Nadal, Paolo Paioni, Christoph Rudin, Cornelia Staehelin, Noémie Wagner, Pietro Vernazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2018-07-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
HIV
mother to child transmission
MTCT
vertical transmission
breast milk
breastfeeding
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2497

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