The authors describe an increase in cases of perinatal transmission in Maryland in 2022, in which 6 cases of perinatal HIV diagnosis were recorded. They urge the importance of constancy in systems that eliminate barriers to care for pregnant people, in order to achieve and then sustain perinatal HIV elimination.
Citation:
Griffith DC, Grant M, Koay W, Rakhmanina N, Powell AM, Agwu A. Increase in cases of perinatal HIV transmission in Maryland in 2022. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 1;154(5):e2023065371.
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