HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and risk for mother-to-infant transmission

• Main Authors: Anuvat Roongpisuthipong, Wimol Siriwasin, R. J. Simonds, Varaporn Sangtaweesin, Nirun Vanprapar, Chantapong Wasi, Sunee Singhanati, Philip Mock, Nancy Young, Bharat Parekh, Timothy D. Mastro, Nathan Shaffer
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26816

Pregnant women infected with HIV-1 were enrolled in a prospective mother-to-infant transmission study from 1992 through 1994 in Bangkok. In participating hospitals, voluntary HIV testing was routinely offered at the beginning of antenatal care and again in the middle of the third trimester of pregna...