Safer breast feeding for HIV babies explored at AIDS conference
A study from Uganda and Rwanda tests giving infants daily antiretroviral syrup from birth through six months of breastfeeding. Only 1 percent of babies contracted HIV via breast milk versus about 15 percent without treatment, offering an intermediate step until long-term maternal therapy is widely available in poor countries.
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University of Amsterdam Academic Medical Center
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Francois Dabis
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