Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV type 1: the role of neonatal and infant prophylaxis

SA Hurst, KE Appelgren, AP Kourtis - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is one of the great public
health successes of the past 20 years. Much concerted research efforts and dedicated work …

The history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa

J Kagaayi, D Serwadda - Current HIV/Aids Reports, 2016 - Springer
HIV testing of African immigrants in Belgium showed that HIV existed among Africans by
1983. However, the epidemic was recognized much later in most parts of sub-Saharan …

Efficacy and safety of an extended nevirapine regimen in infant children of breastfeeding mothers with HIV-1 infection for prevention of postnatal HIV-1 transmission …

HM Coovadia, ER Brown, MG Fowler, T Chipato… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Nevirapine given once-daily for the first 6, 14, or 28 weeks of life to infants
exposed to HIV-1 via breastfeeding reduces transmission through this route compared with …

Prevention of the Vertical Transmission of HIV; A Recap of the Journey so Far

MC Cardenas, S Farnan, BL Hamel, MC Mejia Plazas… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
In 1989, one in four (25%) infants born to women living with HIV were infected; by the age of
2 years, there was 25% mortality among them due to HIV. These and other pieces of data …

Antiretroviral drug regimens to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a review of scientific, program, and policy advances for sub-Saharan Africa

BH Chi, JSA Stringer, D Moodley - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2013 - Springer
Considerable advances have been made in the effort to prevent mother-to-child HIV
transmission (PMTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa. Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy …

[HTML][HTML] Updated guidelines for antiretroviral postexposure prophylaxis after sexual, injection drug use, or other nonoccupational exposure to HIV—United States …

KL Dominguez, DK Smith, V Thomas, N Crepaz… - 2016 - stacks.cdc.gov
Interim Statement Regarding Potential Fetal Harm from Exposure to Dolutegravir–
Implications for HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). Please see attached statement (PDF …

Maternal antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi: maternal and infant outcomes two years after delivery

M Giuliano, M Andreotti, G Liotta, H Jere, JB Sagno… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Optimized preventive strategies are needed to reach the objective of
eliminating pediatric AIDS. This study aimed to define the determinants of residual HIV …

Virologic and immunologic failure, drug resistance and mortality during the first 24 months postpartum among HIV-infected women initiated on antiretroviral therapy for …

M Ngarina, C Kilewo, K Karlsson, S Aboud… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Mitra plus study of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV-1, which included 501 women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, triple antiretroviral therapy …

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV through breastfeeding improving awareness and education: a short narrative review

AE Njom Nlend - International Journal of Women's Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Despite critical progress registered in the reduction of mother to child transmission (MTCT)
of HIV worldwide, transmission through breastfeeding still contributes to almost 50% of …

Antiretroviral interventions for preventing breast milk transmission of HIV

AB White, JF Mirjahangir, H Horvath… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background An estimated 260,000 children under the age of 15 years acquired HIV infection
in 2012. As much as 42% of mother‐to‐child transmission is related to breastfeeding …