Management of Children With or Exposed to HIV
Summary
- Improved management of HIV in pregnancy has dramatically reduced the incidence of perinatally acquired HIV infection[Mandelbrot 1998; IP HIV Group 1999; EMDC 1999; Dorenbaum 2002]
- US CDC recommends that women admitted for labor and delivery whose HIV status is unknown or undocumented should be screened with a rapid HIV test (Management Guidelines)[Branson 2006]
- Women whose status is unknown at delivery should be screened immediately postpartum unless they decline
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