Safety surveillance for PrEP in pregnant and breastfeeding women

The risk of HIV acquisition is higher during pregnancy and postpartum than other times. Newly acquired maternal HIV infection associated with high primary viraemia, substantially increases the risk of vertical HIV transmission. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces the risk of HIV acquisition. Cur...

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Main Authors: Lee Fairlie, Diane Lavies, Emma Kalk, Otty Mhlongo, Faeezah Patel, Karl-Günter Technau, Sana Mahtab, Dhayendre Moodley, Hasina Subedar, Saiqa Mullick, Shobna Sawry, Ushma Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1221101/full