Vertical Transmission of HIV-An Update.
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2010-11
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Abstract
One of the greatest successes in AIDS research to
date has by far been the discovery of successful interventions
that interrupt the transmission of HIV from mother to
child. It is however important to note that these successes
have occurred largely in countries with great resources and
the least burden of perinatal transmission of HIV. In the
developing world wherein currently 95% of vertical
transmission of HIV occurs, it is highly condemnable that
still every minute an infected infant is said to be born in
spite of the fact that vertical transmission is largely
preventable, mainly because translating knowledge into
practice is not always possible or feasible; This has led to a
continuous growing numbers of children with HIV, thereby
making pediatric HIV a looming problem rapidly draining
the already burdened health care system of these countries.
It is the need of the hour to appropriately address the
challenges to achieve zero percent transmission of HIV
from an infected mother to her child thereby giving a hope
for an AIDS-free new generation worldwide.
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Interventions, Paediatric HIV, Preventing mother-to-child transmission, Vertical transmission, Congenital infections, Intrauterine infections, HIV-2 in pregnancy and newborn
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Lala Mamatha M, Merchant Rashid H. Vertical Transmission of HIV-An Update. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Nov ; 77 (11): 1270-1276.