Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Mnyani, C N ^a   McIntyre, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS pregnancy; Antiretroviral; HIV; Mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

BREAST FEEDING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CONSENSUS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL CARE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STIGMA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 69949172025     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02311.x     Document Type: Review

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