Eliminating HIV transmission through breast milk from women taking antiretroviral drugs

BMJ. 2021 Sep 29:374:n1697. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1697.

Abstract

Ameena Goga and colleagues argue that frequent testing of maternal viral load is needed to eliminate HIV transmission through breast milk in low and middle income settings

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Monitoring
  • Female
  • HIV
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
  • Milk, Human / virology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy*
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents