Background Antiretroviral drugs reduce viral replication and can reduce mother‐to‐child
transmission of HIV either by lowering plasma viral load in pregnant women or through post …

Objectives: To review the available data relating to child mortality in Africa by the HIV
infection status of mothers and children. Results: Child survival is influenced by the HIV …

Background HIV contributes substantially to child mortality, but factors underlying these
deaths are inadequately described. With individual data from seven randomised mother-to …

Background The most effective highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to prevent
mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in pregnancy …

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is essential for child health and development in low-
resource settings but carries a significant risk of transmission of HIV-1, especially in late …

ContextPostnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) via breastfeeding
reverses gains achieved by perinatal antiretroviral interventions. ObjectiveTo compare the …

Background Effective strategies are urgently needed to reduce mother-to-child transmission
of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) through breast-feeding in resource-limited …

To determine the efficacy and safety of 2 inexpensive and easily deliverable antiretroviral
(ARV) regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human …

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a global crisis with consequences that will be felt for decades to
come. Thirty-nine million people are currently infected with the virus, including more than 25 …

Objectives In Africa, single-dose nevirapine (NVPsd), short regimens of zidovudine (ZDV) or
ZDV+ lamivudine (3TC) are recommended to prevent peripartum mother-to-child HIV …