Human breast milk: is it the best milk to prevent HIV transmission?
A significant proportion of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV still occurs during breastfeeding in settings where replacement feeding is unsafe and impractical. However, very few babies born to HIV-infected women and breastfed during the first 6 months of life become infected postnatally. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Virus Eradication |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2055664020304684 |