Operational effectiveness of single-dose nevirapine in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV
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Operational effectiveness of single-dose nevirapine in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
OBJECTIVE To determine the operational effectiveness of the South African programme for preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in reducing rates of early transmission of infection. METHODS Participants were mother-infant pairs who participated in the South African PMTCT programme between October 2002 and November 2004. This was a prospective cohort study. Three sites in differ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.06.033639