Document 2409
 DOCN  M94A2409
 TI    Maternal-fetal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
       Mexican experience.
 DT    9412
 AU    Torres Gonzalez FE; Infectology Hospital CMR, Mexico.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):310 (abstract no. PC0171). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370166
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Our purpose in this communication is knowledge of the natural
       history of vertically acquired human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) in
       mexicans. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We realized a longitudinal study of
       children with HIV infection by perinatal transmission of august 1987 to
       january 1994. RESULTS: We studied 65 children born to HIV-1 seropositive
       women from birth to 8 years age, 40 patients were female (61.6%) and 25
       (38.4%) male. Actually are live 51 (78.5%) and 14 (21.5%) had died. The
       transmission of HIV was during pregnancy or children are infected
       (49.2%), 26 (40%) are healthy (Stage P3) and 7 (10.8%) are stage PO of
       CDC classification. We observed the serorevertion at one year age.
       CONCLUSIONS: We found a highest incidence of infection transmission in
       (55%). Than tobe explicate for selection biase and number of patients.
       TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME.
 DE    Child  Child, Preschool  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*TRANSMISSION  Infant  Infant, Newborn
       Longitudinal Studies  Male  Pregnancy  *Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious  MEETING ABSTRACT

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