Why are children still being infected with HIV? Experiences in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in south London

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-63

  McDonald, C ^a   Lambert, J ^a   Nayagam, D ^a   Welz, T ^a   Poulton, M ^a   Aleksin, D ^a   Welch, J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIDANOSINE; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; QUININE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847125650     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.021535     Document Type: Article

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