Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and early neonatal life: consequences for HIV-exposed, uninfected children
Braz. j. infect. dis
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8(2): 140-150, Apr. 2004.
Article
in English
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RESUMO
Women have emerged as the fastest growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected population worldwide, mainly because of the increasing occurrence of heterosexual transmission. Most infected women are of reproductive age and one of the greatest concerns for both women and their physicians is that more than 1,600 infants become infected with HIV each day. Almost all infections are a result of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. With the advent of combination antiretroviral therapies, transmission rates lower than 2 percent have been achieved in clinical studies. Antiretroviral compounds differ from most other new pharmaceutical agents in that they have become widely prescribed in pregnancy in the absence of proof of safety. We reviewed antiretroviral agents used in pregnant women infected with human immunodeficiency virus, mother-to-child transmission, and their consequences for infants.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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HIV Infections
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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Anti-HIV Agents
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of São Paulo/BR
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