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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"vertical transmission prevention"”.
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Syphilis in Pregnancy: Exploring the prevalence and vertical transmission prevention cascade of syphilis using routinely collected electronic health data, Cape Town Metropolitan District, 2017–2022
… is notifiable in South Africa. CS results from vertical transmission of inadequately treated syphilis in pregnancy, a treatable sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. Gaps in our understanding of syphilis epidemiology exist amidst concerns of penicillin stockouts increasing …
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Prediction of loss to follow-up in postpartum others living with HIV
… to follow-up, which poses a critical barrier in vertical transmission prevention. Previous studies have focused on the aetiology of loss to follow-up, with little emphasis on predictive methods. The aim of this study was to use machine learning methods, applied to routine care data, to predict …
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Maternal syphilis in a rural and urban community in Western Cape, South Africa: a cross-sectional analysis
… Untreated infection during pregnancy can lead to vertical transmission, resulting in congenital syphilis in 50–90% of cases. Global rates exceed the World Health Organisation's target for congenital syphilis of 50 cases per 100,000 live births, with many countries experiencing a resurgence in the …
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Feasibility, validity and utility of HIV testing data as key components of HIV case-based surveillance
… to ascertain sentinel events within the HIV and vertical transmission prevention cascades. Temporal trends in HIV prevalence, HIV testing, linkage to care, ART coverage and vertical transmission estimates were evaluated and where relevant, triangulated with other key data sources historically …
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A longitudinal analysis of neonatal and infant diagnostic HIV-PCR uptake and associations during three sequential policy periods in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town
… technological and programmatic advances in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV and early infant diagnosis (EID), paediatric HIV continues to have a significant impact on infant and child survival in low- and middle-income countries. Many EID programmes follow the WHO recommendation of …