Publications by authors named "Susan P Danner"
Premastication as a route of pediatric HIV transmission: case-control and cross-sectional investigations.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
February 2012
Background: Three cases of pediatric HIV transmission attributed to the feeding practice of premasticating food for children have been reported. The degree of risk that premastication poses for pediatric HIV transmission and the prevalence of this behavior among HIV-infected caregivers is unknown.
Methods: During December 2009 to February 2010, we conducted a case-control investigation of late-diagnosed HIV infection in children at 6 HIV clinics using in-person and telephone interviews.
Article Synopsis
- - The CDC and ACOG recommend routine rapid HIV testing during labor and delivery for women without known HIV status, using an "opt-out" approach to encourage participation.
- - A study analyzed data from women in labor, comparing those who accepted (478) vs. declined (102) the rapid HIV test, finding that decliners were more likely to have received prenatal care.
- - The reluctance to test may stem from prior education and testing during prenatal care, indicating that better documentation and communication of HIV status could enhance testing rates and ensure appropriate care.
Objective: To evaluate factors associated with receiving prenatal care among women who present in labor without human immunodeficiency virus documentation using the results of a previous study, Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention at Delivery.
Design: Prospective, multicenter study.
Setting: Eighteen hospitals in the United States.
Objective: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of rapid human immunodeficiency virus testing in obstetric outpatient settings.
Study Design: The Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention at Delivery (MIRIAD) study was a prospective, multicenter study. Women were offered rapid and conventional human immunodeficiency virus testing if they presented to outpatient settings late in pregnancy with undocumented human immunodeficiency virus status.
Objective: To determine if women with undocumented HIV status in late pregnancy or at labor and delivery who are rapidly tested and identified as HIV infected have high-risk behaviors and psychosocial obstacles hindering postpartum follow-up.
Methods: Consenting participants (women with undocumented HIV status and > or =24 weeks gestational age (GA) and imminent delivery or > or =34 weeks GA) in 6 cities were rapidly tested and interviewed. HIV-positive women were offered follow-up.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and accuracy of rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing during labor. The Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention at Delivery (MIRIAD) study was a prospective, multicenter study that offered voluntary, rapid HIV testing to women with undocumented HIV status at 17 hospitals in 6 cities. Of 12,481 eligible women, 74% were approached for participation and 85.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to describe characteristics of pregnant women with newly acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that was identified by repeat testing.
Study Design: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Mother-Infant Rapid Intervention at Delivery (MIRIAD) study, which was conducted in 6 US cities, encouraged repeat HIV testing during pregnancy to identify primary infections.
Results: Fifty-four HIV-infected women were identified.