Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
"Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding.
| Descriptor ID |
D018445
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.310.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Pathogen Transmission, Vertical
- Transmission, Vertical Pathogen
- Vertical Pathogen Transmission
- Vertical Transmission of Infectious Disease
- Vertical Infection Transmission
- Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission
- Infection Transmission, Vertical
- Transmission, Vertical Infection
Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission- Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission
- Maternal Fetal Infection Transmission
- Transmission, Maternal-Fetal Infection
- Infection Transmission, Maternal-Fetal
- Infection Transmission, Maternal Fetal
- Infection Transmission, Fetomaternal
- Mother-to-Child Transmission
- Mother to Child Transmission
- Mother-to-Child Transmissions
- Transmission, Mother-to-Child
- Transmissions, Mother-to-Child
- Fetomaternal Infection Transmission
- Transmission, Fetomaternal Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical" by people in Profiles.
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Human models that inform antiretroviral therapy-free remission with perinatally acquired HIV infection. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2025 May 01; 20(3):249-256.
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Safety and drug quantification of the dapivirine vaginal ring and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in breastfeeding mother-infant pairs (MTN-043): a phase 3B, open-label, randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2025 Mar; 12(3):e180-e190.
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Cohort profile: Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital maternal HIV cohort, Johannesburg, South Africa. BMJ Open. 2024 09 20; 14(9):e085082.
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Characterizing HIV drug resistance in cases of vertical transmission in the VESTED randomized antiretroviral treatment trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Aug; 96(4):385-392.
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Growth Trajectories Over the First Year of Life Among Early-Treated Infants with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Infants Who are Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Uninfected. J Pediatr. 2024 Jul; 270:114018.
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Effects of preterm birth, maternal ART and breastfeeding on 24-month infant HIV-free survival in a randomized trial. AIDS. 2024 07 15; 38(9):1304-1313.
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Higher CCR5 density on CD4 + T-cells in mothers and infants is associated with increased risk of in-utero HIV-1 transmission. AIDS. 2024 06 01; 38(7):945-954.
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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on low birthweight in Soweto, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2023 10 23; 113(10):37-41.
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Laboratory services in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV testing requirements in Copperbelt Province, Zambia: a qualitative inquiry. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jul 14; 23(1):753.
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Syphilis screening coverage and positivity by HIV treatment status among South African pregnant women enrolled in the 2019 antenatal HIV sentinel survey. Sci Rep. 2023 04 01; 13(1):5322.