Challenges to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection: Four case reports

AIDS Reader

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Ezeanolue, Echezona E ^a   Schenauer, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; HIV AIDS; Mother to child HIV transmission; Perinatal HIV infection; Rapid HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 33846274155     PISSN: 10530894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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