Eliminating HIV transmission through breast milk from women taking antiretroviral drugs

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Goga, Ameena Ebrahim
Van de Perre, Philippe
Ngandu, Nobubelo Kwanele
Nagot, Nicolas
Abrams, Elaine J.
Moodley, Dhayendre
King, Rachel
Moles, Jean-Pierre
Chirinda, Witness
Scarlatti, Gabriella

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BMJ Publishing Group

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Mothers taking antiretroviral drugs with low plasma viral loads may still transmit HIV to their breastfeeding children. Given the widely acknowledged benefits of breastfeeding, eliminating the risk of vertical transmission of HIV through breast milk must be a priority.

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Transmission, Breastfeeding, Children, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Antiretroviral drugs, Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)

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Goga, A., Van de Perre, P., Ngandu, N. et al. Eliminating HIV transmission through breast milk from women taking antiretroviral drugs. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;374:n1697. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.1136/bmj.n1697.