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Piloting very early infant diagnosis of HIV in Lesotho: Acceptability and feasibility among mothers, health workers and laboratory personnel

INTRODUCTION: Mortality associated with in-utero HIV infection rises rapidly within weeks after birth. Very early infant diagnosis of HIV (VEID)–testing within 2 weeks of birth–followed by immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy has potential to avert mortality associated with in-utero transm...

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Autores principales: Gill, Michelle M., Mofenson, Lynne M., Phalatse, Mamakhetha, Tukei, Vincent, Guay, Laura, Nchephe, Matsepeli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29415011
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190874