Universal antiretroviral therapy among pregnant and postpartum HIV-infected women would improve maternal health and decrease postnatal HIV transmission

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1239-1241

  Becquet, Renaud ^a,b   Bland, Ruth ^c,d   Ekouevi, Didier K ^b,e   Dabis, François ^a,b   Newell, Marie Louise ^c,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Treichville   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD CARE; EARLY INTERVENTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK REDUCTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77951784510     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328338b791     Document Type: Letter

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