Use of post-natal antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of motherto-child transmission of HIV is increasing in Italy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1618-1619

  Chiappini, Elena ^a   Galli, Luisa ^a   Tovo, Pier Angelo ^b   Gabiano, Clara ^b   Buffolano, Wilma ^c   Cellini, Monica ^d   Portelli, Vincenzo ^e   Esposito, Susanna ^f   Gotta, Cristina ^g   De Martino, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e Ospedale dei Bambini G Di Cristina   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ITALY; MALE;

EID: 72849109721     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/644774     Document Type: Letter

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