Mother- to - Child Transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis: A snapshot of an Epidemic in the Republic of Panama

ABSTRACT Background: Worldwide HIV is going through a feminization and rejuvenation as more women are living with HIV/AIDS, increasing the risk of vertical transmission. Despite the efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by 2010, Panama was the third most affected country in the region wit...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Lorna Elizabeth
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2013
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4692
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5889&context=etd