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HIV infections in U.S. newborns decline 80% since 1991
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 11th, 2002
Researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report an estimated 80% decline in the number of infants born with HIV infection in the United States during the last decade. This decline, presented at the XIV International AIDS Conference by Patricia Fleming, PhD, and colleagues, represents a tremendous success in reducing the toll of HIV infection in the United States. However, study authors stress that, despite this progress, eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission will prove increasingly difficult as the number of women living with HIV infection in the U.S. continues to grow.
"This dramatic reduction in the number of HIV infections...
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