Active or Prior GB Virus C Infection Does Not Protect against Vertical Transmission of HIV in Coinfected Women from Tanzania | Zendy

Amy Weintrob | Zendy; John D. Hamilton | Zendy; Christine Hahn | Zendy; Donna Klinzman | Zendy; Gustav Moyo | Zendy; Dietmar Zdunek | Zendy; Georg Heß | Zendy; Daniel K. Benjamin | Zendy; Jack T. Stapleton | Zendy

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Active or Prior GB Virus C Infection Does Not Protect against Vertical Transmission of HIV in Coinfected Women from Tanzania

Author(s) -

Amy Weintrob,

John D. Hamilton,

Christine Hahn,

Donna Klinzman,

Gustav Moyo,

Dietmar Zdunek,

Georg Heß,

Daniel K. Benjamin,

Jack T. Stapleton

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/382079

Subject(s) - medicine , tanzania , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gb virus c , virus , sida , viral disease , flaviviridae , environmental science , environmental planning , electrical engineering , engineering

To determine whether GB virus C (GBV-C) infection is associated with protection against vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), we tested 186 HIV-positive pregnant women for GBV-C. Neither active nor prior GBV-C infection was associated with a lower rate of HIV acquisition among infants. Thus, GBV-C does not appear to protect against perinatal HIV acquisition.

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