HIV prevalence and risk factors in infants born to HIV positive mothers, measured by dried blood spot real-time PCR assay in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

HIV prevalence and risk factors in infants born to HIV positive mothers, measured by dried blood spot real-time PCR assay in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Infants infected during pregnancy or while breastfeeding requires early HIV diagnosis at 6 weeks after birth to identify HIV infection and timely treatment. The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of HIV among HIV exposed infants in...

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Main Authors: Mulu Lemlem Desta, Muthupandian Saravanan, Haftamu Hilekiros, Atsebaha Gebrekidan Kahsay, Nesredin Futwi Mohamed, Alefech Addisu Gezahegn, Bruno S. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Prevalence of HIV
Risk factor
HIV exposed infants
DBS, RT-PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1636-y

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