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HUMAN IMMUNO DEFFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION: SEROCONVERSION DURING PREGNANCY

Journal: International Journal of General Medicine and Pharmacy (IJGMP) (Vol.2, No. 3)

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Page : 53-62

Keywords : HIV Infection; HIV Sero-Conversion; Pregnancy;

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Abstract

Background: Nigeria HIV/AIDS disease burden is now the second largest worldwide. Acute HIV infection (seroconversion) in pregnancy is of paramount importance because of its associated higher risk of vertical transmission. Objective: This is to detect booked patients, who at registration were in the window period of immunodeficiency virus infection, but tested reactive to a repeat HIV screening in labour.

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