As premastication of food for infants has been shown to result in HIV transmission, researchers studied late diagnoses of pediatric HIV to determine if premastication occurred in any of these cases. It was more of a common practice than realized among HIV-positive caregivers. Providers and others should ensure they educate patients about the risk of transmission through premastication.
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Ivy W 3rd, Dominguez KL, Rakhmanina NY, Iuliano AD, Danner SP, Borkowf CB, Denson AP, Gaur AH, Mitchell CD, Henderson SL, Paul ME, Barton T, Herbert-Grant M, Hader SL, Perez Garcia E, Malachowski JL, Nesheim SR. Premastication as a route of pediatric HIV transmission: case-control and cross-sectional investigations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Feb 1;59(2):207-12.
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Ivy W 3rd, Dominguez KL, Rakhmanina NY, Iuliano AD, Danner SP, Borkowf CB, Denson AP, Gaur AH, Mitchell CD, Henderson SL, Paul ME, Barton T, Herbert-Grant M, Hader SL, Perez Garcia E, Malachowski JL, Nesheim SR. Premastication as a route of pediatric HIV transmission: case-control and cross-sectional investigations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Feb 1;59(2):207-12.
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