Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Risk of Perinatal HIV Infection in Infants Born in Italy to Immigrant Mothers

2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 53; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/cir344

1537-6591

Elena Chiappini, Luisa Galli, Catiuscia Lisi, C. Gabiano, Carlo Giaquinto, Vania Giacomet, Wilma Buffolano, Susanna Esposito, Raffaele Badolato, S. Berbardi, Monica Cellini, Icilio Dodi, Giacomo Faldella, Patrizia Osimani, Orazio Genovese, Emanuele Nicastro, Claudio Viscoli, Filippo Salvini, Pier‐Angelo Tovo, Maurizio Domanin,

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Risk of Perinatal HIV Infection in Infants Born in Italy to Immigrant MothersTo the Editor-Increasing numbers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infected children immigrating from countries where HIV infection is endemic have been reported in Europe [1-3].However, information regarding mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in infants born in Western countries to immigrant mothers is lacking.We