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Comparison of mother-to-child transmission rates in Ugandan women with subtype A versus D HIV-1 who received single-dose nevirapine prophylaxis: HIV Network For Prevention Trials 012.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Aug 2005
Eshleman Susan H, Guay Laura A, Mwatha Anthony, Brown Elizabeth, Musoke Philippa, Mmiro Francis, Jackson J Brooks
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare the rate of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in women with subtype A versus D HIV-1 who received single-dose nevirapine (NVP). METHODS: The MTCT rates were compared in women with subtype A versus D at birth and at 8 weeks and 18 months of age of the infants. The rate of late MTCT (after 8 weeks of age) was also analyzed. RESULTS: HIV-1 subtypes were determined for 300 of 306 women who...
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