title: HIV transmission transcends three generations: can we prevent secondary transmission in India?
abstract: This case history documents four instances of HIV secondary transmission within a single family, which could have been stopped at multiple points by timely prevention. These cases of HIV secondary transmission that have occurred since the scale-up of HIV testing, prevention and clinical services in India raises the question whether the current HIV prevention infrastructure is sufficient and comprehensive in resource-limited settings.
authors.affiliation: Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Kartik K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumarasamy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male