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Vertical transmission of HIV-2

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 349; Issue: 9046 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0140-6736(05)60978-6

1474-547X

Patrícia Cavaco‐Silva, Nuno Taveira, M H Lourenco, MO Santos Ferreira, Rod S. Daniels,

HIV-related health complications and treatments

Early epidemiological studies on vertical transmission of HIV-2 indicated that it might not occur; 1 Poulson AG Kvinesdal B Aaby P et al. Prevalence of and mortality from human immunodeficiency virus type 2 in Bissau, West Africa. Lancet. 1989; i: 827-831 Summary Scopus (132) Google Scholar although more recent data suggest it may be extremely uncommon. 2 Matheron S Courpotin C Simon F et al. Vertical transmission of HIV-2. Lancet. 1990; 335: 1103-1104 Abstract PubMed Scopus (41) Google Scholar , 3 Adjorlolo-Johnson G De Cock KM Ekpini E et al. Prospective comparison of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. JAMA. 1994; 272: 462-466 Crossref PubMed Scopus (171) Google Scholar As part of a cohort study at Lisbon's Paediatric Hospital, involving HIV-2 seropositive mothers and their children, we have enrolled to date 47 children. There was only one case of transmission.