Getting to under 1% vertical HIV transmission
Lessons from a breastfeeding cohort in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21878840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brodie Daniels (0000-0002-9175-2130, South African Medical Research Council, corresponding author), Elizabeth Spooner (0000-0002-1498-8131, South African Medical Research Council), Anna Coutsoudis (0000-0002-9078-5037, University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | e009927 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009927 |
| PMID | 36130776 |
| OpenAlex | W4296708195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
We report here on the transmission of HIV in a cohort of breastfeeding infants enrolled in a prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme at the epicentre of the HIV pandemic. South Africa implemented option B+ for PMTCT in 2015. Between 2013 and 2018, we enrolled 1219 infants born to HIV positive women into a non-inferiority trial assessing the current cotrimoxazole prophylaxis guidelines for HIV-exposed uninfected infants. Breastfeeding mothers and infants were enrolled and followed up at one of two clinics in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, until 12 months of age. During the study period, 8 infants seroconverted (
Breast feeding · Breastfeeding · Cohort · Cohort study · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Pandemic · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |