Open AccessHIV-1 persists in breast milk cells despite antiretroviral treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission
Author(s) -
Dara A. Lehman,
Michael H. Chung,
Grace JohnStewart,
Barbra A. Richardson,
James Kiarie,
John Kinuthia,
Julie Overbaugh
Publication year - 2008
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.0b013e328302cc11
Subject(s) - zidovudine , breast milk , nevirapine , medicine , virology , viral load , transmission (telecommunications) , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , oncology , biology , viral disease , biochemistry , electrical engineering , engineering
The effects of short-course antiretrovirals given to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) on temporal patterns of cell-associated HIV-1 RNA and DNA in breast milk are not well defined.