Late Identification of Perinatal Transmission of HIV in an Infant at High Risk.

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.

Prevalence of Repeat Prenatal HIV Screening in New York State.

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.

Postpartum Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV in a Breastfeeding Infant.

This article is an examination of MTCT of HIV through breastfeeding in a mother who seroconverted postnatally.