Open AccessDynamics of Breast Milk HIV-1 RNA With Unilateral Mastitis or Abscess
Author(s) -
Katherine Semrau,
Louise Kuhn,
Daniel R. Brooks,
Howard Cabral,
Moses Sinkala,
Chipepo Kankasa,
Donald M. Thea,
Grace M. Aldrovandi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31827e64d4
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , mastitis , medicine , breast milk , breast feeding , abscess , liter , gastroenterology , obstetrics , surgery , pediatrics , pathology , biology , biochemistry
Mastitis and abscess in HIV-infected women increase the risk of breastfeeding transmission of HIV. Guidelines encourage women to stop breastfeeding on the affected breast and feed on the contralateral breast. However, impact of breast pathology on breast milk HIV dynamics is unknown.