Open AccessPostnatal transmission of HIV-1 after a maternal short-course zidovudine peripartum regimen in West Africa
Author(s) -
Valériane Leroy,
John M. Karon,
Ahmadou Alioum,
Ehounou R. Ekpini,
Philippe Van de Perre,
Alan E. Greenberg,
Philippe Msellati,
Michael G. Hudgens,
François Dabis,
Stefan Z. Wiktor
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-200307040-00010
Subject(s) - zidovudine , medicine , hazard ratio , regimen , population , breastfeeding , placebo , viral load , confidence interval , obstetrics , pediatrics , immunology , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
To assess the postnatal transmission (PT) risk of HIV-1 after a maternal short-course zidovudine regimen in a breastfeeding population.