Reasons for failure of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in a rural South African district hospital

Further reduction of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV requires improved understanding of the reasons for MTCT. We reviewed maternal and infant case notes for HIV- positive infants diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction at Bethesda Hospital. Nineteen cases were analysed. Median gestation...

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Main Authors: Clifford Kendall, Lore Claessens, Jienchi Dorward, Gloria Mfeka, Kelly Gate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-04-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/365