title: Perinatal AIDS.
abstract: AIDS is the major public health concern today. The short-term history of the disease adds considerable emphasis to the problem in that it has literally exploded in a few years. The pathophysiology and natural history and, what is most important, the treatment, remain enigmatic. Management of women at risk of HIV infection is colored by the nature of the illness, the subgroups of the people first infected, the mode of transmission, and the implication of vertical transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Cosmi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Falcinelli
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Anceschi
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Di Renzo
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000151:congenital / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome