Open AccessTriple-Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to Prevent Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission through Breastfeeding—The Kisumu Breastfeeding Study, Kenya: A Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Timothy K. Thomas,
Rose Masaba,
Craig B. Borkowf,
Richard Ndivo,
Clement Zeh,
Ambrose Misore,
Juliana A. Otieno,
Denise J. Jamieson,
Michael C. Thigpen,
Marc Bulterys,
Laurence Slutsker,
Kevin M. De Cock,
Pauli N. Amornkul,
Alan E. Greenberg,
Mary Glenn Fowler
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001015
Subject(s) - nevirapine , medicine , breastfeeding , viral load , zidovudine , pregnancy , regimen , breast feeding , lamivudine , pediatrics , transmission (telecommunications) , obstetrics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , hepatitis b virus , viral disease , virus , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering , biology
Timothy Thomas and colleagues report the results of the Kisumu breastfeeding study (Kenya), a single-arm trial that assessed the feasibility and safety of a triple-antiretroviral regimen to suppress maternal HIV load in late pregnancy.