Prospective Comparison of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Authors

Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson · Santé Espoir Vie Côte d'Ivoire

Abstract

The rate of perinatal transmission of HIV-2 (1.2%) was much lower than the rate of perinatal transmission of HIV-1 (24.7%), and this was associated with more favorable survival for infants of HIV-2-infected mothers. Dually reactive women could transmit both viruses, although transmission usually involved HIV-1 only. Public health guidelines should incorporate advice that perinatal transmission of HIV-2 is rare.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV Research and Treatment Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 272, Issue 6, pp. 462-462

DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03520060062033

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