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A Pregnant Woman with a History of Asymptomatic Chronic Human

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A pregnant woman with a history of asymptomatic chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is seen at the clinic.The patient states,"I am very nervous about making my baby sick." Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient?


A) The antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV infection are teratogenic.
B) Most infants born to HIV-positive mothers are not infected with the virus.
C) Because she is at an early stage of HIV infection, the infant will not contract HIV.
D) It is likely that her newborn will become infected with HIV unless she uses antiretroviral therapy (ART) .

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