Review paper<br>Epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and risk factors of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV

Maciej Osiński; Czesław Żaba

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Review paper
Epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and risk factors of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV

Maciej Osiński

,

Czesław Żaba

Post Dermatol Alergol 2012; XXIX, 2: 128–131

Online publish date: 2012/04/24

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Two million children are estimated to be infected with HIV worldwide. Globally, every day 9 thousand people die of AIDS and 16 thousand become infected with HIV, including around 10% of children. In the latter group, the most frequent manner of HIV infection involves maternal transmission. In Poland around 15 thousand cases of HIV infection have been already noted, including around 150 children. In Poland, every year around 70 to 100 deliveries are by HIV-infected mothers. The vertical transmission may take place inside uterus (25-35% cases), during delivery

(70-75%) or after birth, during breast-feeding (10-16%). The most important risk factors for HIV vertical transmission include high HIV load in a mother, improperly conducted prenatal antiretroviral therapy and concurrence of other sexually transmitted diseases.

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Review paperEpidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and risk factors of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV

Maciej Osiński , Czesław Żaba

epidemiology, etiology, HIV infection, HIV-MTCT

Review paper
Epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and risk factors of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV

Maciej Osiński

,

Czesław Żaba