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- Title
Influence of infant-feeding patterns on early mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Durban, South Africa: a prospective cohort study. South African Vitamin A Study Group.
- Authors
Coutsoudis, A; Pillay, K; Spooner, E; Kuhn, L; Coovadia, H M
- Abstract
The observation that mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 can occur through breastfeeding has resulted in policies that recommend avoidance of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected women in the developed world and under specific circumstances in developing countries. We compared transmission rates in exclusively breastfed, mixed-fed, and formula-fed (never breastfed) infants to assess whether the pattern of breastfeeding is a critical determinant of early mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 1999, Vol 354, Issue 9177, p471
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(99)01101-0