Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the Southern Region of Santa Catarina, from 2005 to 2015: analysis of risk factors to seroconversion in newborns

• Main Authors: Karen Waleska Kniphoff de Oliveira (Author), Suzana Kniphoff de Oliveira (Author), Ana Beatriz Sanches Barranco (Author), Tamara Hoffmann (Author), Camila Soares Duarte (Author), Rayane Felippe Nazário (Author), Chaiana Esmeraldino Mendes Marcon (Author), Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to analyze both frequency and risk factors for seroconversion among newborns of HIV-positive mothers to HIV. Methods: a cohort study was conducted with children residing in Southern Region of Santa Catarina. Secondary data from the notification files and medical records of newbo...