Progress in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in three regions of Tanzania: a retrospective analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 remains an important problem in sub-Saharan Africa where most new pediatric HIV-1 infections occur. Early infant diagnosis of HIV-1 using dried blood spot (DBS) PCR among exposed infants provides an opportunity to assess cur...

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Main Authors: Ann M Buchanan, Dorothy E Dow, Charles G Massambu, Balthazar Nyombi, Aisa Shayo, Rahma Musoke, Sheng Feng, John A Bartlett, Coleen K Cunningham, Werner Schimana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24551134/?tool=EBI