Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
"Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical" by people in this website by year, and whether "Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1996 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 1998 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 1999 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2000 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2003 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2005 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 2006 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2009 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| 2010 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 2011 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 2012 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 2013 | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| 2014 | 33 | 10 | 43 |
| 2015 | 30 | 9 | 39 |
| 2016 | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| 2017 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 2018 | 26 | 14 | 40 |
| 2019 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2020 | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| 2021 | 10 | 38 | 48 |
| 2022 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical" by people in Profiles.
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Differentiated community-based point-of-care early infant diagnosis to improve HIV diagnosis and ART initiation among infants and young children in Zambia: a quasi-experimental cohort study. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Feb 20; 10(2).
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Health System Factors Influencing the Integration of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis into Antenatal and Postnatal Clinic Services in Cape Town, South Africa. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Dec 20; 12(6).
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Initiation and continued use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa (PrEP-PP): a demonstration cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2024 Nov; 11(11):e746-e755.
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Prompt Initiation of Maternal Antiretroviral Therapy After HIV Seroconversion in Pregnancy Effectively Prevents Vertical Transmission and Other Adverse Infant Outcomes. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Jan 01; 44(1):40-43.
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Maternal HIV infection and the milk microbiome. Microbiome. 2024 Sep 28; 12(1):182.
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Neurocognitive Outcomes Following Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clin Perinatol. 2024 Dec; 51(4):865-879.
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Research on Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Asia: Data on Treatment Outcomes and Emerging Co-Morbidities from the TREAT Asia Network. Clin Perinatol. 2024 Dec; 51(4):911-923.
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Safety of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Among Breastfeeding Infants of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Systematic Review. J Viral Hepat. 2024 Nov; 31(11):760-767.
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Breast milk induces the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages, promoting human cytomegalovirus infection. J Virol. 2024 Sep 17; 98(9):e0117724.
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Mpox in Pregnancy - Risks, Vertical Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 10; 391(14):1267-1270.