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

Authors :: Roongpisuthipong, Anuvat
Siriwasin, Wimol
Simonds, R.J.
Sangtaweesin, Varaporn
Vanprapar, Nirun
Wasi, Chantapong
Singhanati, Sunee
Mock, Philip
Young, Nancy
Parekh, Bharat
Mastro, Timothy D.
Shaffer, Nathan
Source :: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). April 1, 2001, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p348, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Women who first test positive for HIV during their pregnancy are no more likely to transmit the virus to their baby than those who tested positive before their pregnancy. This was the conclusion of a study in Thailand before HIV-infected pregnant women were given AIDS drugs to prevent transmission.