> From: "Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> All the studies that were used to damn breastfeeding as a mode of
> transmission of hiv were based on tests that the medical community no longer
> uses on infants because they are so erronous.  According to the Baylor
> College Nursing Curriculum on HIV Diagnosis in Infants, "the infant needs two
> positive PCR serum tests taken at two separate times to be considered
> infected.  The first DNA PCR should be performed after one month of age..."
>
> This information leads me to believe that until we do better studies using
> correct testing procedures, we cannot possibly know for sure that hiv is
> transmitted by breastfeeding.  Thus the debate about sore nipples and
> mastitis causing transmission is a moot question and may never be settled
> unless they find a reliable test for infants under a month.  Valerie W.
> McClain, IBCLC

Wouldn't blood drawn at birth, or even cord blood hold the answer? Do you
know why the DNA PCR test is done after one month, Valerie?

-- Jodine Chase

             ***********************************************

To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]

The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html