Preventing perinatal transmission of HIV-1 infection.
It is now known that with the use of antiretroviral prophylaxis with zidovudine, elective caesarean section delivery and refraining from breastfeeding the rate of mother-child transmission of HIV infection can be reduced to less than 2%.
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015215:Zidovudine