A prospective study of the effect of pregnancy on CD4 counts and plasma HIV-1 RNA concentrations of antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected women

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 231-236

  Heffron, Renee ^a   Donnell, Deborah ^a,b   Kiarie, James ^c   Rees, Helen ^d   Ngure, Kenneth ^a,e   Mugo, Nelly ^a,f   Were, Edwin ^g   Celum, Connie ^a   Baeten, Jared M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^f KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^g MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

CD4 count; HIV 1; Plasma HIV 1 RNA concentration; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PLACEBO; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AFRICA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84893721994     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000013     Document Type: Article

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