Strategies for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission in Western Countries An Update
Por:
Sollai S, Noguera-Julian A, Galli L, Fortuny-Guasch C, Deyà-Martinez A, de Martino M and Chiappini E
Publicada:
1 may 2015
Categoría:
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Resumen:
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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