Open AccessPlacental Transfer of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antibody Among HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Infants
Author(s) -
Sweta Patel,
Sabelle Jallow,
Sefelani Boiditswe,
Shabir A. Madhi,
Kristen A. Feemster,
Andrew P. Steenhoff,
Tonya Arscott-Mills,
Charles Muthoga,
Gbolahan Ajibola,
Roger Shapiro,
Samir S. Shah,
Coleen K. Cunningham,
Matthew S. Kelly
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piz056
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , immunology , virology , virus , fetus , pregnancy , placenta , biology , genetics
Maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with lower placental transfer of antibodies specific to several childhood pathogens. Our objective for this study was to evaluate the effect of maternal HIV infection on the placental transfer of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-neutralizing antibodies.