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European research yields guidelines for treatment of HIV-positive pregnant women and infants.(Brief Article)
2002 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New guidelines for the treatment of HIV-positive women and children are emerging from European research. The guidelines, aimed at reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, were published June 28, 2002, as a supplement to the journal AIDS. A comparable set of guidelines for pediatric patients were scheduled for publication in July 2002. Both reports result from concerted action projects funded by the European Commission's DG Research.
"The definition of HIV treatment guidelines that will limit the risk of mother-to-child transmission of the virus is a good example of the benefits of collaborating at European scale", said European Commissioner for Research Philippe Busquin. "HIV knows no borders and we need to bring together the best specialists to stem the epidemic and find appropriate treatments."
In Western Europe, 560,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS. The number of HIV-infected adults continues to increase: 30,000 were infected in 2001 and 25% of those are women. The occurrence of HIV-positive pregnant women is a growing concern and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is a critical issue.
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