Point-of-care viral load tests at delivery improve early preventive treatment for children at risk of HIV

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Testing at birth may also improve child survival

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  • HIV Care
  • Pediatrics
  • Testing
  • Women
February 21, 2023
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Point-of-care viral load testing for infants and rapid initiation of antiretroviral treatment reduced deaths among infants with HIV by 67% in the first six months after birth in a large, randomised study in Mozambique and Tanzania, LIFE study investigators reported at the 30th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2023).

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