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. 2017 Jun 27;14(6):e1002329.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002329. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis (EMTCT): Process, progress, and program integration

Melanie Taylor  1   2 , Lori Newman  3 , Naoko Ishikawa  4 , Maura Laverty  1 , Chika Hayashi  5 , Massimo Ghidinelli  6 , Razia Pendse  7 , Lali Khotenashvili  8 , Shaffiq Essajee  1
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Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis (EMTCT): Process, progress, and program integration

Melanie Taylor et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Melanie Taylor and colleagues discuss progress towards eliminating vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Country review process for elimination of mother-to-child transmission.
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