Background Women may have persistent risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and
postpartum. Estimating risk of HIV during these periods is important to inform optimal …

Once a rarely used subset of medical treatments, protein therapeutics have increased
dramatically in number and frequency of use since the introduction of the first recombinant …

Written and edited by leading physicians, Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,
9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted …

Each year, an estimated 590,000 infants acquire human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV) infection from their mothers, mostly in developing countries that are unable to …

The lentivirus human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS by interacting with a large
number of different cells in the body and escaping the host immune response against it. HIV …

ContextTransmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is known to occur
through breastfeeding, but the magnitude of risk has not been precisely defined. Whether …

Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in breast milk by culture and
polymerase chain reaction does not necessarily mean that breastfeeding is a route of …

Pediatricians and pediatric health care professionals caring for infants born to people living
with and at risk for HIV infection are likely to be involved in providing guidance on …

Background Zidovudine reduces the rate of vertical transmission of HIV in non-breastfed
populations. We assessed the acceptability, tolerance, and 6-month efficacy of a short …

Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is indicated for selected genetic and hematologic
diseases and for hematopoietic reconstitution in cases of iatrogenic or accidental ablation of …