Optimal time on HAART for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 224-228

  Chibwesha, Carla J ^a,b   Giganti, Mark J ^a,b   Putta, Nande ^b   Chintu, Namwinga ^b   Mulindwa, Jessica ^b,c   Dorton, Benjamin J ^b   Chi, Benjamin H ^a,b   Stringer, Jeffrey S A ^a,b   Stringer, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; pregnancy; prevention of mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; PERINATAL INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 80052971462     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318229147e     Document Type: Article

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