Is elective caesarian section really essential for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in the era of antiretroviral therapy and abstinence of breast feeding?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-165

  Shah, Ira ^a,b  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 33745699876     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml014     Document Type: Article

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