Citation
Sl. Henderson et al., Experience with routine voluntary perinatal human immunodeficiency virus testing in an inner city hospital, PEDIAT INF, 20(11), 2001, pp. 1090-1092
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08913668
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Volume
20
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1090 - 1092
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-3668(200111)20:11<1090:EWRVPH>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Women enrolled in prenatal care at Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA, have r
outinely been offered HIV counseling and voluntary testing since 1987. Cons
istently > 90% have accepted testing. With implementation of US Public Heal
th Service guidelines for perinatal zidovudine prophylaxis in 1994, the mot
her-to-child HIV transmission rate rapidly decreased from 18% to 8% during
the subsequent 2 years.