LATE PREGNANCY SCREENING FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS Article

Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f1e704 PMID: 20686432 Web of Science: 000285498800019

Cited authors

  • Steele, Russell W.

Abstract

  • Three cases are presented of infants born to mothers who were screened and tested negative for HIV during their first trimesters. None of these pregnant women were retested late in their pregnancies, as they were not considered at high risk for HIV infection. All were found to be infected shortly after giving birth. Of the 3 infants, 2 developed HIV infection. These cases support a recommendation for late pregnancy HIV screening of all women.

Publication date

  • 2011

Published in

Category

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0891-3668

Start page

  • 72

End page

  • 74

Volume

  • 30

Issue

  • 1