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Universal Rapid HIV Testing During Labor Feasible in Developing Countries
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Title Universal Rapid HIV Testing During Labor Feasible in Developing Countries
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574300?src=rss
Description Rapid oral-fluid testing for HIV, counseling, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) prophylaxis in all women at the time of delivery are feasible and cost-effective in resource-poor settings, according to the results of a study from India. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > HIV/AIDS
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Date May 13, 2008
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