Laboratory information system data demonstrate successful implementation of the prevention of motherto- child transmission programme in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 235-238

  Sherman, G G ^a,b   Lilian, R R ^a   Bhardwaj, S ^c   Candy, S ^b   Barron, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Early infant diagnosis; HIV transmission rate; Laboratory information system; PMTCT; Prevention of mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84894717040     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7598     Document Type: Article

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