Study data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health update understanding of HIV/AIDS prevention

New investigation results, "Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: timing and implications for prevention," are detailed in a study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. According to a study from the United States, "This article provides a synthesis of clinical trial data with an aim to deduce the timing of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Because transmission of the infection to the infant through breastfeeding is one of the main challenges in fighting paediatric HIV/AIDS in the developing world, we present separate estimates for the timing of HIV transmission for non-breastfeeding and breastfeeding populations."

"Our estimates predict that, for...

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