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Mother-to-child HIV transmission in a cohort of pregnant women diagnosed by rapid HIV testing at Tijuana general hospital, Baja California, Mexico

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (2010) 9(2) 82-86
DOI: 10.1177/1545109710363920
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This study evaluated an obstetrical program using rapid HIV testing for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) in Baja California, Mexico. Between 2003 and 2005, 45 women in labor and 17 prenatal care women were HIV infected. Among labor patients, 14 (31%) delivered by cesarean section compared with 17 (100%) prenatal care patients (P

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Viani, R. M., Ruiz-Calderon, J., Lopez, G., Chacon-Cruz, E., & Spector, S. A. (2010). Mother-to-child HIV transmission in a cohort of pregnant women diagnosed by rapid HIV testing at Tijuana general hospital, Baja California, Mexico. Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, 9(2), 82–86. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545109710363920

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