Emergency Medicine Reports – November 1, 2014
November 1, 2014
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Approach to the Pediatric Patient with HIV in the Emergency Department
HIV may be acquired either vertically or horizontally. Vertical, or perinatal, transmission occurs when the virus is transmitted from mother to child in utero, during labor and delivery, or through breastfeeding. Horizontal transmission occurs when the virus is acquired behaviorally through the exchange of bodily fluids, typically through sexual contact or needle sharing.