Preventing perinatal transmission of HIV-1 infection.

Hosp Med

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London.

Published: May 2000

It is now known that with the use of antiretroviral prophylaxis with zidovudine, elective caesarean section delivery and refraining from breastfeeding the rate of mother-child transmission of HIV infection can be reduced to less than 2%.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2000.61.5.1329DOI Listing

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