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  Vol. 279 No. 21, June 3, 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Case for Rapid HIV Testing During Labor

Howard Minkoff, MD; Mary Jo O'Sullivan, MD

JAMA. 1998;279:1743-1744.

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ZIDOVUDINE administration during pregnancy and the neonatal period reduces the rate of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 by approximately two thirds. Analysis of data from the AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) 076 cohort1-2 and subsequent reports3-6 has revealed perinatal transmission rates in the 5% to 8% range in zidovudine-treated groups compared with previously reported rates of 20% or greater in untreated groups.7-9 In late 1994, the Public Health Service developed recommendations for the use of zidovudine during the antepartum, intrapartum, and neonatal period,10 establishing the national standard of care for identified HIV-infected pregnant women.

The success of ACTG 076, while impressive, is not absolute; 2 challenges remain to optimize the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. First, steps must be taken to further drive the rate of transmission below the 8% level reported among the treated mothers in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (Dr Minkoff); State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn (Dr Minkoff); and Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, Fla (Dr O'Sullivan).



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