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Vertical Transmission
AIDS Foundation Greets Study on Perinatal HIV Transmission
August 23rd, 1999
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation greeted the August 11, 1999, publication of a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on sharp reductions in the number of pediatric AIDS cases in the U.S. "This is great progress. We've worked toward these results for years," said Kate Carr, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. "But no one should think that it's over. The target is still a long way away." The JAMA study documents a two-thirds decline in pediatric AIDS cases in the U.S. from 1992 through 1997. It concludes that these declines were associated with the increased use of antiviral drug therapy during...
Source: AIDS Weekly (1999-08-23)
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