Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice.

Human breast milk and antiretrovirals dramatically reduce oral HIV-1 transmission in BLT humanized mice.

Currently, over 15% of new HIV infections occur in children. Breastfeeding is a major contributor to HIV infections in infants. This represents a major paradox in the field because in vitro, breast milk has been shown to have a strong inhibitory effect on HIV infectivity. However, this inhibitory ef...

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Main Authors: Angela Wahl, Michael D Swanson, Tomonori Nochi, Rikke Olesen, Paul W Denton, Morgan Chateau, J Victor Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22737068/?tool=EBI

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