RT Book, Section
A1 Mehta, Reena
A1 Patel, J.
A2 Pacheco, Luis D.
A2 Saade, George R.
A2 Hankins, Gary D.V.
SR Print(0)
ID 1115519877
T1 Practical Considerations for HIV Care in Pregnancy
T2 Maternal Medicine
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071824163
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115519877
RD 2024/04/23
AB Human  immunodeficiency  virus  (HIV)  is  a  retrovirus  that  can  cause  life-threatening  opportunistic  infections,  malignancies,  and  can  eventually  lead  to  acquired  immunodeficiency  syndrome  (AIDS)  and  death  when  untreated.  HIV  can  be  transmitted  through  bodily  fluids,  such  as  blood,  semen,  vaginal  fluid,  and  breast  milk.  The  transmission  of  HIV  from  mother  to  child  in  pregnancy  has  been  of  paramount  concern  for  the  past  three  decades  with  recent  medical  advancements  leading  to  a  low  rate  of  perinatal  transmission.