Abnormal Development - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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Introduction
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Maternal transmission of HIV can occur perinatally in utero, during labour and delivery, or postnatally through breastfeeding and can be reduced by the use of antiretroviral treatment and avoidance of breastfeeding.
Neonatal infection diagnosis can be made by PCR from 6-12 week.
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, estimated that 38.6 million people had HIV (2005), 17.3 million were women. About 3.28 million pregnant women infected with HIV give birth each year (the majority in sub-Saharan Africa) leading to 700,000 new infections of HIV in children each year. (text modified from Gray and McIntyre, BMJ 2007;334:950-953)
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- World Health Organization HIV-infected women and their families: psychosocial support and related issues. A literature review. 2003
- British HIV Association Guidelines for management of HIV and hepatitis C coinfection in adults | Guidelines for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, 2005 | Guidelines for management of HIV and hepatitis B coinfection in adults
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