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HIV sero-conversion during late pregnancy : when to retest Kalk, E.; Slogrove, Amy L.; Speert, D. P. (David P.); Bettinger, Julie A.; Cotton, M. F.; Esser, Michael J. (Michael Joachim), 1965-

Abstract

The South African National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV programme has resulted in significant reductions in vertical transmission, but new infant HIV infections continue to occur. We present two cases of HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy, demonstrating the limitations of the current programme. These could be mitigated by expanding the programme to include maternal testing at delivery and at immunisation clinic visits as we pursue the elimination of mother-to-child transmission.

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HIV sero-conversion during late pregnancy : when to retest
Creator
Kalk, E.; Slogrove, Amy L.; Speert, D. P. (David P.); Bettinger, Julie A.; Cotton, M. F.; Esser, Michael J. (Michael Joachim), 1965-
Date Issued
2013-06
Description
The South African National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV programme has resulted in significant reductions in vertical transmission, but new infant HIV infections continue to occur. We present two cases of HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy, demonstrating the limitations of the current programme. These could be mitigated by expanding the programme to include maternal testing at delivery and at immunisation clinic visits as we pursue the elimination of mother-to-child transmission.
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Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-03-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0228096
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57129
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Non UBC
Citation
Kalk, E., Slogrove, A., Speert, D. P., Bettinger, J. A., Cotton, M. F., & Esser, M. (2013). HIV sero-conversion during late pregnancy – when to retest. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 14(2), 90-92.
Publisher DOI
10.4102/hivmed.v14i2.84
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/
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