title: [Aids in children: observations on vertical transmission].
abstract: This paper seeks to review the epidemiological aspects of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in children and the vertical transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The modes of mother-to-infant transmission are discussed, including physiopathological aspects of HIV infection in utero, during, and/or after delivery.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica, Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brasil.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ortigão