TY - JOUR
T1 - Human immunodeficiency virus transmission during breastfeeding
T2 - Knowledge, gaps, and challenges for the future
AU - Piwoz, Ellen G.
AU - Ross, Jay
AU - Humphrey, Jean
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - A number of risk factors for HIV transmission during breastfeeding have been identified. The experience counseling HIV-infected women on infant feeding options has expanded to consider these risk factors. Programmatic evidence is limited, but the review presented here strongly argues for an end to the polarized debate about whether HIV-infected women should breast or formula feed. In reality, neither alternative is risk-free for HIV-exposed infants, and the balance of risks varies in different settings and over time.
AB - A number of risk factors for HIV transmission during breastfeeding have been identified. The experience counseling HIV-infected women on infant feeding options has expanded to consider these risk factors. Programmatic evidence is limited, but the review presented here strongly argues for an end to the polarized debate about whether HIV-infected women should breast or formula feed. In reality, neither alternative is risk-free for HIV-exposed infants, and the balance of risks varies in different settings and over time.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4757-4242-8_17
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4757-4242-8_17
M3 - Article
C2 - 15384577
AN - SCOPUS:4644334536
SN - 0065-2598
VL - 554
SP - 195
EP - 210
JO - Advances in experimental medicine and biology
JF - Advances in experimental medicine and biology
ER -