An analysis of the HIV testing cascade of a group of HIV-exposed infants from birth to 18 months in peri-urban Khayelitsha, South Africa.

An analysis of the HIV testing cascade of a group of HIV-exposed infants from birth to 18 months in peri-urban Khayelitsha, South Africa.

<h4>Background</h4>Despite the reduction of HIV mother-to-child transmission, there are concerns regarding transmission rate in the breastfeeding period. We describe the routine uptake of 6 or 10 (6/10) weeks, 9 months and 18 months testing, with and without tracing, in a cohort of infan...

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Main Authors: Aurelie Kennedy Nelson, Tali Cassidy, Laura Trivino Duran, Vivian Cox, Catherine J Wedderburn, Janet Giddy, Pauline Pieters, Mark F Cotton, Tabitha Mutseyekwa, Bulelwa Rorwana, Beryl Sibanda, Jonathan Bernheimer, Nopinky Matise, Petros Isaakidis, Jean Maritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262518

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