TWO CASES OF PERINATAL HIV AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Fatma Hilal YILMAZ,Nazlı Dilay GÜLTEKİN,Saime SÜNDÜZ UYGUN,HÜSEYİN ALTUNHAN

Abstract

Already existing in 37 million people worldwide,human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) tends toaffect more people and, thus, it has becomea significant health problem. Turkey is oneof the countries where HIV infection is rarelyseen. Transmission is vertical at %90 of HIV (+)infants and perinatal transmission of HIV hasbeen reduced to less than 1% with the use ofantiretroviral drugs. The risk of complicationsrelated with this prophylactic treatmentmight be accepted when relatively highermorbidity and mortality of HIV infection isconsidered. Meanwhile close follow-up ofpatients is required due to possible toxicity.The transmission of HIV into newborns can beprevented with appropriate management ofthe perinatal period. This report describes theperinatal management of two newborns thatwere delivered by HIV (+) mothers.

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Keywords: Fetomaternal enfeksiyon transmisyonu, İnsan immunoyetmezlik virüsü, Yenidoğan