Assessment of mother-to-child HIV-1 and HIV-2 transmission: an AIDS reference laboratory collaborative study

OBJECTIVE: A prospective study was carried out to assess HIV-1 and HIV-2 mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rates in Portugal between 1999 and 2005 by analysing the proportion of diagnosed infected children born to HIV-positive mothers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Serial blood samples were collected fro...

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Main Author: Pádua, E. (author)
Other Authors: Almeida, C. (author), Nunes, Baltazar (author), Cortes Martins, H. (author), Castela, J. (author), Paixão, M.T. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Algorithm for Diagnosis
False-negative Results
HIV-1
HIV-2
Mother-to-child Transmission
Portugal
Proviral DNA
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1563
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1563

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1563

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