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HIV-1 drug resistance and mother-to-child transmission.
SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging - 1 Dec 2001
Morris L, Pillay C, Gray G, McIntyre J
Abstract excerpt
The use of antiretroviral drug therapies in HIV-1 infected pregnant women and their infants has resulted in significant reductions in the rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. A number of drugs that target the reverse transcriptase enzyme have been tested either alone or in combination in short-course regimens tailored for use in developing countries. The drug of choice is nevirapine, which is cheap,...
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