Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: challenges for the current decade

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: challenges for the current decade

In June 2001 the United Nations Special Assembly on HIV/AIDS set reduction targets of 20% and 50% for the numbers of children newly infected with HIV by 2005 and 2010 respectively. Are these targets achievable? Antiretroviral monotherapy during pregnancy, delivery, and the neonatal period can reduce...

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Main Author: Newell Marie-Louise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/transmission
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/drug therapy
transmission, Vertical/prevention and control
Breast feeding/adverse effects
Cesarean section
Anti-HIV agents/pharmacology
Anti-HIV agents/adverse effects
Zidovudine/adverse effects
Nevirapine/adverse effects
Risk factors
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001001200010

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