Trends in antiretroviral therapy and mother-infant transmission of HIV. The Women and Infants Transmission Study Group. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

Click here to return to AIDSLINE main menu
DonateNow
Print this Article


Trends in antiretroviral therapy and mother-infant transmission of HIV. The Women and Infants Transmission Study Group.

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2000 May 1;24(1):45-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20334005
Cooper ER; Charurat M; Burns DN; Blattner W; Hoff R; Boston Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Boston; University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA.

Abstract: Trends in the vertical transmission rate of HIV and evolving antiretroviral usage between 1990 and 1998 within the Women and Infants Transmission Study were evaluated. A decline in mother-infant transmission was temporally associated with advances in therapy, especially when regimens including a protease inhibitor were included in the analysis.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Anti-HIV Agents/*THERAPEUTIC USE Disease Transmission, Vertical/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Drug Therapy, Combination Female Human HIV Infections/DRUG THERAPY/*TRANSMISSION HIV Protease Inhibitors/*THERAPEUTIC USE *HIV-1/GENETICS Mothers Pregnancy *Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/DRUG THERAPY Prospective Studies Zidovudine/*THERAPEUTIC USEKWDjournalarticleanti-hivagents/KWDtherapeuticusediseasetransmission,vertical/KWDprevention&controldrugtherapy,combinationfemalehumanhivinfections/drugtherapy/KWDtransmissionhivproteaseinhibitors/KWDtherapeuticuseKWDhiv-1/geneticsmotherspregnancyKWDpregnancycomplications,infectious/drugtherapyprospectivestudieszidovudine/KWDtherapeuticuse
001030
A00A1053

Copyright © 2000 - National Library of Medicine. Reproduced under license with the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

AEGiS is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational corporation. AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted funding from Elton John AIDS Foundation, the National Library of Medicine, and donations from users like you. Always watch for outdated information. This article first appeared in 2000. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.

AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is often presented in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.

Copyright ©1980, 2000. AEGiS. All materials appearing on AEGiS are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of AEGiS, or the party credited as the provider of the content. .