Achieving rapid reduction of HIV-1 viral load in HIV-positive pregnant women close to term - an obstetric/medical emergency: A review of three cases

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 591-592

  Adeyemo, A ^a   Wood, C ^a   Govind, A ^a  

^a NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; directly observed therapy; drug adherence; HIV in pregnancy; hospital admission; late presenter; maternal to child transmission; treatment; viral load; women

Indexed keywords

ENFUVIRTIDE; RALTEGRAVIR; TENOFOVIR;

ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG ADHERENCE; HIV IN PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LATE PRESENTER; MATERNAL TO CHILD TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT; VIRAL LOAD; WOMEN;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP41; HIV FUSION INHIBITORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PYRROLIDINONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84887362912     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413476275     Document Type: Article

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