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Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Started during Pregnancy or Postpartum Suppresses HIV‐1 RNA, but Not DNA, in Breast Milk
5 Aug 2005
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BACKGROUND: The ability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to reduce human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA and DNA in breast milk has not been described. METHODS: We compared breast-milk HIV-1 RNA and DNA loads of women in Botswana who received HAART (nevirapine, lamivudine, and zidovudine) and women who did not receive HAART. RESULTS: Women in the HAART group received treatment for a...
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