Research results from Kings College update understanding of HIV/AIDS

Investigators publish new data in the report "Why are children still being infected with HIV' Experiences in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in south London." According to recent research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, "To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV at a large teaching hospital in South East London, and to assess reasons for the small numbers of transmissions that continue to occur. A database of all pregnant women diagnosed as HIV positive between 1993 and 2005 was reviewed, with detailed (retrospective) case-note review of all mother-infant pairs where HIV transmission...

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