Screening for HIV in pregnant women: systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation.

Chou R, Cantor A, Bougatsos C, Zakher B
Record ID 32013000759
English
Authors' objectives: To systematically update the 2005 USPSTF review on benefits and harms of prenatal HIV screening, focusing on research gaps previously identified and new evidence on treatments.
Authors' recommendations: Antiretroviral therapy in combination with avoidance of breastfeeding and elective Cesarean delivery in women with viremia reduces risk of mother-to-child transmission. Use of certain antiretroviral therapy regimens during pregnancy may increase risk of preterm delivery, but more evidence is needed to fully understand short- and long-term maternal and infant effects.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2012
URL for additional information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114880/
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Anxiety
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Risk Assessment
  • United States
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents
  • HIV Infections
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Mass Screening
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
Contact
Organisation Name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address: Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email: martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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