HIV/AIDS (Retrovirus Conference Coverage)

End Seen For Mother-to-Child HIV Spread in U.S.

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 8th, 1999

The U.S. may be on the verge of eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A CDC analysis of U.S. HIV/AIDS trends, based on surveillance data collected by June 1998, shows dramatic reductions in perinatal AIDS transmission. According to CDC researcher M.L. Lindegren, these reductions are due principally to increased maternal use of zidovudine (AZT) during pregnancy.

"The elimination of perinatal HIV transmission may be possible," Lindegren suggested in a presentation to the 6th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held January 31 - February...

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