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[Transmission of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) from mother to child. Apropos of 16 cases]

Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet. 1987 Jan;82(1):25-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87205799
Berrebi A; Puel J; Federlin M; Gayet C; Kobuch WE; Monrozies X; Watrigant MP

Abstract: From a personal series of 16 cases, the authors report in this article the various arguments in favor of a vertical or neonatal transmission of HIV. The risk of contamination when the mother is sero-HIV positive seems to be 50 to 60 p. cent, for most teams.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION Colostrum/MICROBIOLOGY English Abstract Female Human Infant, Newborn *Maternal-Fetal Exchange Milk, Human/*MICROBIOLOGY Pregnancy Prospective Studies Retrospective Studies JOURNAL ARTICLE

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