Maternal serum α-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin levels in women with human immunodeficiency virus

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1052-1056

  Gross, Susan ^a,c   Castillo, Wilfrido ^d   Crane, Marilyn ^d   Espinosa, Bialines ^d   Carter, Suzanne ^a   DeVeaux, Richard ^d   Salafia, Carolyn ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin; Maternal serum screening; Maternal serum fetoprotein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MATERNAL BLOOD; MEDICAL RECORD; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANK SUM TEST; SPEARMAN RANK CORRELATION TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS LOAD; ADULT; BLOOD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANCY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0037729142     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.257     Document Type: Article

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