Reduced Mother‐to‐Child Transmission of HIV Associated with Infant but not Maternal GB Virus C Infection
Author(s) -
Wendy Bhanich Supapol,
Robert S. Remis,
Janet Raboud,
Margaret Millson,
Jordan W. Tappero,
Rupert Kaul,
Prasad S. Kulkarni,
Michelle S. McConnell,
Philip A. Mock,
Mary Culnane,
Janet M. McNicholl,
Anuvat Roongpisuthipong,
Tawee Chotpitayasudh,
Nathan Shaffer,
Salvatore T. Butera
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/587488
Subject(s) - gb virus c , medicine , coinfection , odds ratio , population , transmission (telecommunications) , viral load , virology , immunology , virus , viral disease , flaviviridae , environmental health , electrical engineering , engineering
Prolonged coinfection with GB virus C (GBV-C) has been associated with improved survival in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults. We investigated whether maternal or infant GBV-C infection was associated with mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 infection.
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