Publication: Rapid human immunodeficiency virus diagnostic test during the intrapartum period in pregnant women who did not receive antenatal care
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2002-06-01
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01252208
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Mahidol University
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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.85, No.6 (2002), 703-708
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Amphan Chalermchockcharoenkit, Anuwat Roongpisuthipong, Pravit Sutchritpongsa, Suda Louisirirotchnakul, Korakot Sirimai, Chantapong Wasi Rapid human immunodeficiency virus diagnostic test during the intrapartum period in pregnant women who did not receive antenatal care. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.85, No.6 (2002), 703-708. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20482
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Rapid human immunodeficiency virus diagnostic test during the intrapartum period in pregnant women who did not receive antenatal care
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The main barrier to implementation of antiretroviral drugs in HIV-infected pregnant women is the lack of antenatal care (ANC). From April 1999 to December 2001, the prevalence of pregnant women not receiving ANC and coming for delivery in Siriraj Hospital was 7.3 per cent (2,152/ 29,484) and the prevalence of HIV infection among this group was 5.7 per cent, substantially higher than that of 27332 pregnant women receiving ANC in Siriraj Hospital (2.2%). Besides developing interventions to increase use of ANC, the test for diagnosis of HIV infection during the intrapartum period should be rapid, inexpensive, highly sensitive and specific, easy to perform and results should be easy to interpret. The Determine Rapid Test for detection of HIV fulfills these criteria with 100 per cent sensitivity, 99.85 per cent specificity, 97.54 per cent positive predictive value, 100 per cent negative predictive value and 0.14 per cent false positive. To improve prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), the authors believe that this uncomplicated rapid HIV testing should be used during the intrapartum period to Thai-pregnant women who did not receive antenatal care and antiretroviral drugs might be offered as soon as possible for those testing HIV-positive and for their baby as chemoprophylaxis.