Disease Prevention
Antiretroviral therapy of HIV+ moms who breastfeed may protect infants
Published in AIDS Weekly, October 18th, 2004
"It's a really surprising finding and could potentially mean a two-for-one situation," said Roger Shapiro, MD, research associate for the Harvard School of Public Health and instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, who presented the findings September 30, 2004, at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
As many as one in eight babies born to women with HIV/AIDS acquire the virus during breastfeeding....
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2004-10-18)
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