Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Reduction in the vertical transmission of HIV is possible when prophylactic measures are implemented. Our objective was to determine demographic characteristics of HIV-infected pregnant women and the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. METHODS: A de...

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Main Authors: Claudia Marques de Oliveira Soeiro, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Valeria Saraceni, Noaldo Oliveira de Lucena, Sinésio Talhari, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000500001&lng=en&tlng=en