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Article: Reduction of the Risk of Vertically Transmitted HIV by Cesarean Section.
- Article from:
- Infectious Disease Alert
- Article date:
- August 15, 1999
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Reduction of the Risk of Vertically Transmitted HIV by Cesarean Section
Abstract & commentary
Synopsis: Elective cesarean section reduces the risk of transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child independently of the effects of treatment with zidovudine.
Source: The International Perinatal HIV Group. The mode of delivery and the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: A meta-analysis of 15 prospective cohort studies. N Engl J Med 1999;340:977-987.
Data from 15 prospective cohort studies in-volving HIV-infected mothers were subjected to meta-analysis. A uniform definition of elective cesarean section was used ...