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Factors influencing mother-child transmission of HIV-1

Publication ,  Journal Article
Diaz, LE; Sleasman, JW
Published in: Journal of the Florida Medical Association
August 6, 1996

Pediatric HIV-1 infection is acquired most commonly by transmission from mother to child. Transmission varies geographically and ranges between 15% to 50%. Several factors are involved. The mother's immune status and disease stage, characteristics of the infecting virus, and conditions related to the delivery influence the rate of transmission. A protocol with antiretroviral therapy used as a therapeutic strategy interrupts HIV-1 transmission. A better understanding of the parameters which influence the rate of transmission could contribute to a reduction of HIV-1 infection in children and possibly eliminate vertical transmission.

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Published In

Journal of the Florida Medical Association

ISSN

0015-4148

Publication Date

August 6, 1996

Volume

83

Issue

4

Start / End Page

244 / 248
 

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Diaz, L. E., & Sleasman, J. W. (1996). Factors influencing mother-child transmission of HIV-1. Journal of the Florida Medical Association, 83(4), 244–248.
Diaz, L. E., and J. W. Sleasman. “Factors influencing mother-child transmission of HIV-1.” Journal of the Florida Medical Association 83, no. 4 (August 6, 1996): 244–48.
Diaz LE, Sleasman JW. Factors influencing mother-child transmission of HIV-1. Journal of the Florida Medical Association. 1996 Aug 6;83(4):244–8.
Diaz, L. E., and J. W. Sleasman. “Factors influencing mother-child transmission of HIV-1.” Journal of the Florida Medical Association, vol. 83, no. 4, Aug. 1996, pp. 244–48.
Diaz LE, Sleasman JW. Factors influencing mother-child transmission of HIV-1. Journal of the Florida Medical Association. 1996 Aug 6;83(4):244–248.

Published In

Journal of the Florida Medical Association

ISSN

0015-4148

Publication Date

August 6, 1996

Volume

83

Issue

4

Start / End Page

244 / 248