The relationship between maternal-infant antibody levels and vertical transmission of HIV-1 infection

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-79

  Moodley, D ^a   Coovadia, H M ^a   Bobat, R A ^a   Madurai, S ^a   Sullivan, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030890808     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.2.75     Document Type: Article

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