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Volume 330:1313-1314 May 5, 1994 Number 18
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Transmission of HIV-1 from One Child to Another

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 by Fitzgibbon, J. E.
To the Editor: Fitzgibbon et al. (Dec. 16 issue)1 report a case of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) from one child to another in the home setting. Although extensive molecular analyses yielded convincing evidence that the HIV-1 strain acquired by Child 2 was closer to that of Child 1 than to that of Child 2's mother, the epidemiologic data reported are limited. In particular, basic information on social and psychological aspects of the living situation in the household is missing, including data on the personal history of the two mothers, the presence of other people in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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