Estimated Perinatal HIV Infection Among Infants Born in the United States, 2002-2013
Author(s) -
Allan W. Taylor,
Steven R. Nesheim,
Xinjian Zhang,
Ruiguang Song,
Lauren F. FitzHarris,
Margaret A. Lampe,
Paul J. Weidle,
Patricia Sweeney
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.5053
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , receipt , transmission (telecommunications) , incidence (geometry) , pregnancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obstetrics , immunology , physics , electrical engineering , optics , biology , world wide web , computer science , engineering , genetics
Perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be reduced through services including antiretroviral treatment and prophylaxis. Data on the national incidence of perinatal HIV transmission and missed prevention opportunities are needed to monitor progress toward elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission.
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