Open AccessEffect of cytomegalovirus infection on breastfeeding transmission of HIV and on the health of infants born to HIV-infected mothers
Author(s) -
Tiffany S. Chang,
Jeffrey Wiener,
Sheila C. Dollard,
Minal M. Amin,
Sascha Ellington,
Charles Chasela,
Dumbani Kayira,
Gerald Tegha,
Deborah Kamwendo,
Denise J. Jamieson,
C. Van Der Horst,
Athena P. Kourtis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000617
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , cytomegalovirus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , virology , pregnancy , pediatrics , viral disease , herpesviridae , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can be acquired in utero or postnatally through horizontal transmission and breastfeeding. The effect of postnatal CMV infection on postnatal HIV transmission is unknown.