Infect Chemother.  2007 Apr;39(2):95-99.

Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV: Experiences from an University Teaching Hospital

• Seol YM
• Rheu EK
• Park SE
• Kim GH
• Lee SH
• Kwak IS
• Cho GJ

Abstract

The number of HIV infected women continues to rise sharply these days and 58% of these women were childbearing age. The increase in the number of AIDS cases among childbearing women has led to an increase in the maternal - infant transmission of human acquired immunodeficiency virus. The aim of our study is to assess the available evidence for preventing mother-to-infant transmission of HIV infection by experience from University Teaching Hospital. Four pregnant women with HIV infection delivered in Pusan National University Hospital from 1999 to 2005 years. Three women visitied at 3rd trimester, only one woman delivered by planned perinatal care. They received antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, labor, after delivery, and infant received antiretroviral therapy by consideration of their situation. They were compliant with treatment and had a sustained virologic response below the detectable level. Just 2% of infants were trasmitted by human acquired immunodeficiency virus, if HIV infected women had an appropriate prophylaxis. Therefore HIV infected women must be identified early for prevention of maternal-infant transmission, they must receive effective antiretrovirus therapy.

Keyword

HIV; Mother-to-child transmission; Antiretrovirus therapy

MeSH Terms

Busan
Female
HIV Infections
HIV*
Hospitals, Teaching*
Humans
Infant
Perinatal Care
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women