SUMMARY HIV diagnostics have played a central role in the remarkable progress in
identifying, staging, initiating, and monitoring infected individuals on life-saving antiretroviral …

Methods: Eligible publications reported infant LTFU outcomes from standard care PMTCT
programs (not intervention studies) at any stage of the cascade. Literature searches were …

Early diagnosis and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in
infants can greatly reduce mortality rates. However, current infant HIV-1 diagnostics cannot …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for more than two thirds of the world's HIV
infection. Despite scaled-up prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) …

Abstract Background Currently, Nigeria alone accounts for 30% of the burden of mother-to-
child transmission of HIV. This review explores the socio-cultural factors influencing …

Background Despite expanded programs for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
(PMTCT), HIV-infected infants may not be diagnosed until they are ill. Comparing HIV …

The first step in improving morbidity and mortality among children living with HIV is the timely
and early identification of HIV infection, which must be followed by rapid engagement in care …

Background: Prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) programs have made it
possible to achieve dramatic reductions in the rate of vertical HIV transmission. However …

Introduction Loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) throughout the Prevention of Mother-To-Child
Transmission (PMTCT) cascade remains one of the major threats to the success of PMTCT …

Objectives: To systematically review literature and identify mother-to-child transmission rates
of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus among pregnant …