Publications by authors named "Amanda Stolz"
Late Identification of Perinatal Transmission of HIV in an Infant at High Risk.
J Public Health Manag Pract
July 2024
The focus of this case study is the delayed diagnosis of a perinatal HIV transmission, which was identified when the infant reached 4 months of age, and the social conditions and structural determinants that contributed to the increased transmission risk. Despite adhering to the diagnostic testing protocols and neonatal antiretroviral (ARV) guidelines of the New York State Department of Health, this transmission still occurred. This transmission event prompted strategies to address criminalization of substance use during pregnancy and a reevaluation of the HIV testing and treatment protocols, including the timing of testing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of Repeat Prenatal HIV Screening in New York State.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
September 2024
New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) recommends that all pregnant patients receive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening during pregnancy. This study assessed the prevalence of repeat prenatal HIV testing and factors associated with receipt of the recommended tests. Data from the NYSDOH newborn screening program were used to randomly select pregnant persons without HIV who delivered a liveborn infant in 2017.
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- During the Zika Virus Response by the CDC, birth defects surveillance was adapted to track issues potentially linked to Zika virus infections in pregnant women from January 2016 to June 2017 across 22 U.S. states and territories.
- Researchers categorized areas by their level of Zika transmission and calculated the prevalence of brain and eye defects per 10,000 live births, finding significant increases in areas with widespread transmission.
- Nine specific birth defects showed notably higher prevalence in regions with extensive Zika spread, particularly intracranial calcifications and chorioretinal abnormalities, suggesting that ongoing monitoring of certain defects could be beneficial.
Article Synopsis
- * From January 2016 to June 2017, the CDC studied over 2 million live births and identified 3,359 cases of birth defects that may be linked to Zika virus, with a prevalence rate of 1.7 per 1,000 live births.
- * In regions with widespread Zika transmission, birth defects increased significantly, peaking at 5.6 per 1,000 live births in early 2017, indicating a fourfold rise compared to the same period the previous year.