Compared with infants born at term, infants born preterm following exposure to HIV had no observed increase in acquisition of HIV. The acquisition of HIV was not found to be higher in infants born ...

Infants with HIV could be spared from requiring lifetime antiretroviral (ART) if treated within hours of birth to disrupt formation of HIV viral reservoirs. Following on their singular, successful ...

WHO’s 2025 HIV clinical guidelines simplify and strengthen care by recommending more durable, safer treatment regimens, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among over 3 million infants born from 2009 to 2021, 0.07% received postnatal antiretroviral prophylaxis. Of ...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has stubbornly stated that it is here to stay, causing the devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic. Fortunately, human stubbornness and resilience are not in short supply ...

The sharp job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include a successful program reducing HIV transmission to babies. Over the past 30 years, the number of infant HIV cases has fallen ...

2005 The Abuja Call to Action [207]: - Recognizing that 15% of new HIV infections each year are caused by MTCTs, and that elimination of HIV infection in infants and young children would serve to ...

"When newborns aren't getting preventive treatment, it suggests we may be missing HIV infections in pregnant women." HealthDay News — Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50% ...

More HIV-positive infants will be saved thanks to the latest equipment that drastically reduces the time required to get results after screening. The current method of testing HIV in infants, dried ...

Over the past two decades, South Africa made massive progress in reducing transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. Even so, about 7,000 babies still contract the virus every year. Experts put ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced more than $68 million in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding to provide family ...

Infants in Kenya can now be diagnosed for HIV, at birth. This is after World Health Organisation (WHO) issued the greenlight for use of Alere q HIV-1/2 Detect assay, a diagnostic tool that provides ...