Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission
Lifelong access to antiretrovirals nearly eliminates risk for vertical HIV transmission
In Tanzania, pregnant women with HIV who had access to antiretroviral therapy for life had less than a 2% risk for vertical transmission, according to data published in The Lancet HIV.
Vertical transmission of COVID-19 rare, meta-analysis shows
Vertical transmission of COVID-19 is possible but rare, with fewer than 2% of babies born to mothers with COVID-19 testing positive for the virus, according to a meta-analysis published in The BMJ.
TDF, postnatal immunization prevent vertical transmission of HBV
Researchers said the most effective approach to preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus was a combination of maternal use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, or TDF, and postnatal immunization.
Acquisition, impact of HIV drug resistance differs in children, adults
HIV drug resistance is a concern for both pediatric and adult patients, although the ways in which resistance is acquired – and its impact on patients – differs between the two populations, according to Lisa M. Frenkel, MD, co-director of the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
VIDEO: Amita Gupta, MD, MHS, reviews TB prevention in patients with HIV
In this video with Healio.com, Amita Gupta, MD, MHS, associate professor medicine and international health and deputy director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses research related to the prevention of tuberculosis in patients with HIV.