Strategies for the prevention of mother to child transmission in Western countries: an update.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 34(5 Suppl 1): S14-30, 2015 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
During the last decades remarkable scientific advances have been made toward the prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission, in particular in developed nations. The aim of this review was to analyze the latest findings and available international recommendations on the prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission in high-income countries.METHODS:
We performed a literature search of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE by PubMed and EMBASE from database inception through June 2014, using the following terms HIV, mother-to-child transmission and mother-to-child-transmission prevention. All types of articles in the English language were included. US and available European guidelines were searched and included in the analysis.RESULTS:
One hundred fifty articles were selected for inclusion in this review.CONCLUSIONS:
Global epidemiology of HIV infection is rapidly evolving, in particular in high-resource countries. The interpretation of clinical and epidemiological studies is crucial for the development of evidence-based recommendations to guide the management of HIV mother-to-child transmission. Although significant progress has been made, heterogeneity between countries in specific interventions still exists, which may address future research.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España