Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation for Women in an HIV-1 Prevention Clinical Trial Experiencing Primary HIV-1 Infection during Pregnancy or Breastfeeding.

Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation for Women in an HIV-1 Prevention Clinical Trial Experiencing Primary HIV-1 Infection during Pregnancy or Breastfeeding.

During an HIV-1 prevention clinical trial in East Africa, we observed 16 cases of primary HIV-1 infection in women coincident with pregnancy or breastfeeding. Nine of eleven pregnant women initiated rapid combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), despite having CD4 counts exceeding national criteria...

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Main Authors: Susan Morrison, Grace John-Stewart, John J Egessa, Sezi Mubezi, Sylvia Kusemererwa, Dennis K Bii, Nulu Bulya, Francis Mugume, James D Campbell, Jonathan Wangisi, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Connie Celum, Jared M Baeten, Partners PrEP Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4607156?pdf=render

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