Over 50% Of HIV Infections In Infants Before Age 1 Year Occur In Those Who Do Not Receive Postnatal Prophylaxis, Study Finds

HealthDay (7/24, Gotkine) reports, “Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50 percent of HIV infections in infants before age 1 year occurred in those who did not receive postnatal prophylaxis, according to a study.” Investigators “found that in 2009, zidovudine monotherapy was the only prophylaxis used, but the rate decreased to 71.7 percent by 2021, as the use of combination prophylaxis increased.” Study results indicate that “by 2018, use of triple-drug prophylaxis became more common than double-drug prophylaxis.” The findings were published in Pediatrics.