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11909011

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Use of antiretroviral drugs among HIV-infected pregnant women in many developed countries has significantly reduced rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission, demonstrating that this route of transmission is amenable to intervention. Prevention of transmission in developing countries has proved to be more difficult, although recent advances in short-course antiretroviral drug interventions have made it an immediate possibility, rather than a distant hope as it was seen to be in the recent past. Non-antiretroviral drug interventions, including washing of the birth canal with antiseptic solution and micronutrient supplementation, have not been found to be effective at interrupting mother-to-child HIV transmission, but may have other benefits for maternal and child health. An important issue for developing countries is prevention of postnatal HIV transmission through breast feeding. In most developing countries, formula feeding is not a reasonable option, given the higher rates of mortality from diarrheal and respiratory disease associated with avoidance of all breast feeding. A promising new line of research has recently been broached with the findings from a study in South Africa, which demonstrated that exclusive breast feeding is associated with a significant reduction in postnatal transmission of HIV.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1174-5878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Options for prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child, with a focus on developing countries.
pubmed:affiliation
Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, and Department of Epidemiology, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, New York 10032, USA. lk24@columbia.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review