Title | Update on successes and challenges regarding mother-to-child transmission of HIV. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Paintsil, Elijah, and Warren A. Andiman |
Journal | Current opinion in pediatrics |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 94-101 |
Date Published | 2009 Feb |
ISSN | 1531-698X |
Keywords | Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Child, Child, Preschool, Comorbidity, Developed Countries, Developing Countries, Drug Resistance, Viral, Female, Health Services Accessibility, HIV Infections, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Mother-Child Relations, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Preventive Health Services, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, World Health |
Abstract | There is an unprecedented global commitment to reverse the pediatric HIV epidemic by making prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services accessible in all countries. This review outlines the successes made and the challenges that remain. |
DOI | 10.1086/528859 |
Alternate Journal | Curr. Opin. Pediatr. |