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February 2014
 

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          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Contemporary Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnancy.
Donnelly M, Davies JK.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2014 Dec;41(4):547-571
Abstract

Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Chappell CA, Cohn SE.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
. 2014 Dec;28(4):529-547.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Implementation Science: The NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance.
Sturke R, Harmston C, Simonds RJ, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2014 Nov 1;67 Suppl 2:S163-S167
Abstract

Mitochondrial disturbances in HIV pregnancies.
Morén C, Noguera-Julian A, Garrabou G, et al
AIDS
. 2014 Sep 27

Abstract

Essential pre-pregnancy and pregnancy interventions for improved maternal, newborn and child health.
Lassi ZS, Mansoor T, Salam RA,  et al
Reprod Health
. 2014 Aug 21;11(Suppl 1):S2
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL TEXT ARTICLE

Mother-Infant HIV Transmission: Do Maternal HIV-Specific Antibodies Protect the Infant?
Overbaugh J.

PLoS Pathog
. 2014 Aug 21;10(8):e1004283.
Paper

From patient to person: the need for an 'HIV trajectories' perspective in the delivery of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission services.
Hsieh A, Rodrigues J, Skovdal M,  et al

AIDS
. 2014 Jul;28 Suppl 3:S399-409.
Abstract

Ethical issues for late-stage trials of multipurpose prevention technologies for HIV and pregnancy.
Cohen JA, Mastroianni AC, Macklin R
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014
Jul 22
Abstract

FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Health service barriers to HIV testing and counseling among pregnant women attending ANC; a cross-sectional study
Kwapong GD, Boateng D, Agyei-Baffour P, Addy EA.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2014 Jun 19;14(1):267
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Estimating the Timing of Mother-to-Child Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Using a Viral Molecular Evolution Model.
Chaillon A, Samleerat T, Zoveda F,  et al
PLoS One
. 2014 Apr 9;9(4):e90421.
Paper

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

HIV Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Opportunity to Further Reduce Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Voronin Y, Mofenson LM, Cunningham CK,  et al
PLoS Med
. 2014 Apr 8;11(4):e1001616
Paper

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Incident HIV during Pregnancy and Postpartum and Risk of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Drake AL, Wagner A, Richardson B, John-Stewart G.
PLoS Med. 2014 Feb 25;11(2):e1001608.
Paper

Are Infants Unique in Their Ability to be "Functionally Cured" of HIV-1?
Tobin NH, Aldrovandi GM.Curr
HIV/AIDS
Rep
. 2014 Jan 4
Abstrac

Eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV-1 and keeping mothers alive: Recent progress.
Govender T, Coovadia H.
J Infect
. 2014 Jan;68 Suppl 1:S57-62.
Abstract

Metabolic Complications of in utero Maternal HIV and Antiretroviral Exposure in HIV-Exposed Infants.
Jao J, Abrams EJ.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec 30.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

Effects of postnatal interventions for the reduction of vertical HIV transmission on infant growth and non-HIV infections: a systematic review
Zunza M, Mercer GD, Thabane L,  et al 
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2013 Dec 20;16:18865
.
Paper

Placental leptin in HIV-associated preeclampsia
Haffejee F, Naicker T, Singh M, Moodley J.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013 Dec;171(2):271-6.
Abstract

Beyond prevention of mother-to-child transmission: keeping HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children healthy and alive.
Kellerman SE, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T,  et al
AIDS
. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S225-33.
Abstract

Global Maternal and Child Health Goals Will Not be Achieved Without Addressing HIV-Related Stigma.
Turan JM, Nyblade L  .
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr.
2013 Sep 1;64(1):e9-e10.
Abstract

Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare Needs of HIV Infected Women.
Jones D, Chakhtoura N, Cook R.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2013 Aug 6

Abstract

Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission within the continuum of maternal, newborn, and child health services.
Chi BH, Bolton-Moore C, Holmes CB.
Curr Opin HIV AIDS
. 2013 Jul 18.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
TLR7/TLR8 Activation Restores Defective Cytokine Secretion by Myeloid Dendritic Cells but Not by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Newborns.
Cardoso EC, Pereira NZ, Mitsunari GE,  et al
PLoS One
. 2013 Jun 27;8(6):e67036.
Paper

Can We Achieve an AIDS-Free Generation? Perspectives on the Global Campaign to Eliminate New Pediatric HIV Infections.
Abrams EJ, Myer L.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2013 Jul;63 Suppl 2:S208-12.
Abstract

A new approach to maternal mortality: the role of HIV in pregnancy.
Gorman SE.
Int J Womens Health
. 2013 May 29;5:271-4.
Abstract

The contribution of hiv to pregnancy-related mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Calvert C, Ronsmans PC.
AIDS
. 2013 Feb 21
Abstract

Safety and Immunogenicity of 2009 pH1N1 Vaccination in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women.
Abzug MJ, Nachman SA, Muresan P, et al
Clin Infect Dis
. 2013 Feb 1
Abstract 
Male involvement in prevention programmes of mother to child transmission of hiv: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators.
Morfaw F, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L,  et al
Syst Rev
. 2013 Jan 16;2(1):5.
Abstract

How the global call for elimination of pediatric HIV can support HIV-positive women to achieve their pregnancy intentions
Mazzeo CI, Flanagan EH, Bobrow EA, et al
Reprod Health Matters. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):90-102.
Abstract

The role of men as partners and fathers in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health.
Ramirez-Ferrero E, Lusti-Narasimhan M.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):103-9
Abstract

How the global call for elimination of pediatric HIV can support HIV-positive women to achieve their pregnancy intentions.
Mazzeo CI, Flanagan EH, Bobrow EA,et al
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):90-102
Abstract

The management of HIV-infected pregnant women
Senise J, Bonafé S, Castelo A.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol
.
2012 Dec;24(6):395-401
Abstract

Male involvement for increasing the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes.
Brusamento S, Ghanotakis E, Tudor  
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
. 2012 Oct 17;10:
Abstract

Prevention on Parent to Child Transmission of HIV - What is New?
Lala MM, Merchant RH.
Indian J Pediatr
. 2012 Oct 19.
Abstract

The importance of addressing gender inequality in efforts to end vertical transmission of HIV.
Ghanotakis E, Peacock D, Wilcher R.
J Int AIDS So
c
. 2012 Jul 11;15(4):1-10.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Update to CDC's U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010: Revised Recommendations for the Use of Hormonal Contraception Among Women at High Risk for HIV Infection or Infected with HIV.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2012 Jun 22;61:449-52.
Paper

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programs to Improve Uptake: A Systematic Review.
Tudor Car L, Van Velthoven MH, Brusamento S, et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35268.
Paper

Maternal and infant antiretroviral regimens to prevent postnatal HIV-1 transmission: 48-week follow-up of the BAN randomised controlled trial.
Jamieson DJ, Chasela CS, Hudgens MG,  et al
Lancet
. 2012 Apr 25.
Abstract

Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to long-term HIV care and treatment services: a systematic review.
Ferguson L, Grant AD, Watson-Jones D, et al  
Trop Med Int Healt
h
. 2012 Mar 7
Abstract

Prevalent pregnancy, biological sex, and virologic response to antiretroviral therapy.
Westreich D, Evans D, Firnhaber C,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2012 Apr 6
Abstract

Contraception and pregnancy in microbicide trials.
Sibeko S, Cohen GM, Moodley J.
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol
. 2012 Mar 2.
Abstract

HIV-1 Prevention for HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples.
Curran K, Baeten JM, Coates TJ,  et al  
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep
. 2012 Mar 14.

Abstract
 

Small for gestational age birth outcomes in pregnant women with perinatally acquired HIV
Jao J, Sigel KM, Chen KT,  et al

AIDS
. 2012 Feb 4. [
Abstract

Elevated cytokine and chemokine levels in the placenta are associated with in utero HIV-1 mother-to-child
transmission.
Kumar SB, Rice CE, Milner DA Jr, et al 
AIDS
. 2012 Feb 1
Abstract

Development of a measure of the patient-provider relationship in antenatal care and its importance in PMTCT.
Barry OM, Bergh AM, Makin JD, et al
AIDS Care
. 2011 Nov 22.
Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mother-to-child transmission and prevention: successes and controversies.
Cavarelli M, Scarlatti G.
J Intern Med
. 2011 Sep 19.
Abstract

Perinatal exposure to {Delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) triggers profound defects in T cell differentiation and function in fetal and post-natal stages of life including decreased responsiveness to HIV antigens.
Lombard C, Hegde VL, Nagarkatti M, Nagarkatti PS.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
. 2011 Aug 11
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Effectiveness of interventions to screen and manage infections during pregnancy on reducing stillbirths: a review.
Ishaque S, Yakoob MY, Imdad A,  et al
BMC Public Health
. 2011 Apr 13;11 Suppl 3:S3
Paper

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Maternal HIV/AIDS Status and Neurological Outcomes in Neonates: A Population-Based Study.
Salihu HM, August EM, Aliyu M,  et al
Matern Child Health J
. 2011 Apr 20
Abstract

Complex Decisions in Managing HIV Infection During Pregnancy.
Vogler MA, Singh H, Wright R.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2011 Apr 1
Abstract

In utero and intra-partum HIV-1 transmission and acute HIV-1 infection during pregnancy: using the BED capture enzyme-immunoassay as a surrogate marker for acute infection.
Marinda ET, Moulton LH, Humphrey JH,  et al
Int J Epidemiol
. 2011 Apr 5.

Abstract

HIV and pregnancy: challenges in practice.
Wilson S.
Pract Midwife. 2011 Mar;14(3):16, 18.
Abstract

Relative time to pregnancy among HIV-infected and uninfected women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study, 2002-2009.
Linas BS, Minkoff H, Cohen MH,  et al
A
IDS
. 2011 Feb 3
Abstract

The Pattern of Indeterminate Human Immunodeficiency Virus Test and Follow-Up Evaluation in Pregnant Women.
Jain S, Basraon S, Loeffelholz MJ, Patel JA.
Am J Perinatol
. 2010 Dec
Abstract
 
A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
What will it take to achieve virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV? An assessment of current progress and future needs.
Mahy M, Stover J, Kiragu K,
et al
Sex Transm Infect
. 2010 Dec;86 Suppl 2:ii48-55.
Abstract

What infants and breasts can teach us about natural protection from HIV infection.
Aldrovandi GM, Kuhn L.
J Infect Dis
. 2010 Nov 1;202 Suppl 3:S366-70.
Abstract

First-trimester markers of aneuploidy in women positive for HIV.
Savvidou M, Samuel I, Syngelaki A, et al
BJOG
. 2010 Nov 10.
Abstract

Genotypic Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) env V3 Loop Sequences: Bioinformatics Prediction of Coreceptor Usage among 28 Infected Mother-Infant Pairs in a Drug-Naive Population.
Duri K, Soko W, Gumbo F,  et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
. 2010 Oct 23.
Abstract
 

 

Infectious Disease Immunohistochemistry in Placentas from HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients.
Schuetz A, Guarner J, Packard MM,  et al 
Pediatr Dev Pathol
. 2010 Nov 5
Abstract

Vertical Transmission of HIV-An Update.
Lala MM, Merchant RH.
Indian J Pediatr
. 2010 Sep 3
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV in Maternal and Child Heath: Concurrent Crises Demand Cooperation.
The PLoS Medicine Editors.
PLoS Med
. 2010 Jul 27;7(7):e1000311.
Paper

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Predicting Pregnancy in HIV-1-Discordant Couples.
Guthrie BL, Choi RY, Bosire R,  et al
AIDS Behav
. 2010 Jun 11
Abstract

Fetal death as a result of placental immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
Caby F, Lemercier D, Coulomb A,  et al 
J Infect
. 2010 Mar 30
Abstract

HIV transmission from mother to child: Can the epidemic be stopped?
Størdal K. 
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
. 2010 Mar 11;
Abstract

Maternal HIV seroconversion at delivery without transmission.
Goldwater PN, Bhatia V, Cooper C.
J Paediatr Child Health
. 2010 Feb 16.
Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus and pregnancy.
Reshi P, Lone IM.
Arch Gynecol Obstet
. 2009 Dec 25
Abstract

The importance of identifying and treating depression in HIV infected, pregnant women: a review.
Psaros C, Geller PA, Aaron E.

J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol
. 2009 Dec;30(4):275-281
Abstract

Replicative Capacity of Mother-to-Child transmitted virus is associated with pediatric HIV-1 disease
progression rate.
Prado JG, Prendergast A, Thobakgale , et al
J Virol
. 2009 Oct 14.
Abstract

Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Mnyani CN, McIntyre JA.
BJOG
. 2009 Oct;116 Suppl 1:71-6.
Abstract

The importance of identifying and treating depression in HIV infected, pregnant women: a review.
Psaros C, Geller PA, Aaron E.  
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol
. 2009 Sep 15:1-7
Abstract

Ethic, medical and legal reflections about the fetal protection by a pregnant woman suffering, in comorbidity, from HIV infection.
Cannovo N, Agangi A, Sansone M,  et al
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
. 2009 Aug 20:1-2.
Abstract

Increased risk of hepatotoxicity in HIV-infected pregnant women receiving antiretroviral therapy independent of nevirapine exposure.Ouyang DW, Shapiro DE, Lu M, et al 
AIDS
. 2009 Jul 15.
Abstract

Advances and failures in preventing perinatal human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Buchanan AM, Cunningham CK. 
Clin Microbiol Rev
. 2009 Jul;22(3):493-507
Abstract

From prenatal HIV testing of the mother to prevention of sexual HIV transmission within the couple.
Desgrées-du-Loû A, Brou H, Traore AT, et al 
Soc Sci Med
. 2009 Jun 22

Abstract

Current issues in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
Coovadia H.
Curr Opin HIV AIDS
.
2009 Jul;4(4):319-24.
Abstract

The obstetric face and challenge of HIV/AIDS.
Guidozzi F, Black V. C
lin Obstet Gynecol
. 2009 Jun;52(2):270-84
Abstract

Profile of Mortality Among Women With Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Infected With the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Argument for a New Poor Prognostic Factor.
Moodley M, Budhram S, Connolly C.I
nt J Gynecol Cancer
. 2009 Mar-Apr;19(2):289-93.
Abstract

The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: are we translating scientific success into programmatic failure?
McIntyre J, Lallemant M. 
Curr Opin HIV AIDS
. 2008 Mar;3(2):139-45.
Abstract

From prevention of mother-to-child transmission to child survival... and back.
Rollins N, Mphatswe W. 
Curr Opin HIV AIDS
. 2008 Mar;3(2):180-5.
Abstract

Relational contexts in adjustment to pregnancy of HIV-positive women: relationships, social support
and personal adjustment.
Pereira M, Canavarro MC.
AIDS Care
. 2009 Mar;21(3):301-8.
Abstract
 

A WEEK IN REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Horvath T, Madi BC, Iuppa IM, et al
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
. 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD006734.
Abstract
 
A WEEK IN REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Transplacental haemorrhage may explain the intrapartum transmission of HIV. A pilot study uses flow cytometry to quantify maternal red blood cells in infants born vaginally or by caesarean section.
De Vries BS, Cossart YE, Murray H, Peek MJ.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Dec;48(6):575-9
Abstract
 
Challenging Problems: Coincident Pregnancy, HIV Infection, and Older Age.
Connors JM.
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Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program
. 2008;2008:334-9.
Abstract
 
Association of Body Mass Index of HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women and Infant Weight, Body Mass Index, Length, and Head Circumference: The NISDI Perinatal Study.
Cruz ML, Harris DR, Read JS, et al
Nutr Res
. 2007 Nov;27(11):685-691.
Abstract
 
A WEEK IN REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Is screening for fetal anomalies reliable in HIV-infected pregnant women? A multicentre study.
Brossard P, Boulvain M, Coll O, et al  
AIDS.
2008 Oct 1;22(15):2013-7.
Abstract
 
HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and lactation
Ortiz-Ibarra FJ.
Gac Med Mex. 2006 Sep-Oct;142 Suppl 2:61-8
Abstract
 
Analysis of Immunological Markers Associated with Pregnancy and HIV-1 Infection: Relevance in Perinatal Transmission in HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women with Low Plasma Viral Load.
Sachdeva N, Oshima K, Cotter A, et al  
Am J Reprod Immunol. 2008 Jul 16.
Abstract
 
The use of prophylaxis against HIV after sexual exposure in pregnancy to reduce the risk of vertical transmission.
Williams PM, Sherrard J, Jeffery KJ.
 
Int J STD AIDS.
2008 Jun;19(6):421-
Abstract
 
Psychosocial dimensions of HIV infection in pregnancy.
Jones TB.
Clin Obstet Gynecol.
2008 Jun;51(2):456-66.
Abstract
 
Low birth weight infants born to HIV-seropositive mothers and HIV-seronegative mothers in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Mitgitti R, Seanchaisuriya P, Schelp FP,
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2008 Mar;39(2):273-8.
Abstract
 
HIV-1 seroconversion during pregnancy resulting in vertical transmission.
Moses SE, Tosswill J, Sudhanva M, et al
J Clin Virol.
2007 Dec 3
Abstract
 
A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL-TEXT
PDF ARTICLE

Preconception Health Care for HIV-infected Women.
Aaron EZ, Criniti SM. 
Top HIV Med.
2007 Aug-Sep;15(4):137-41.
Paper
 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Women's experiences in PMTCT services: a literature review
L. Ferguson, J. Gottlieb
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

     Videos
 

 
Balancing ART access for pregnant women living with HIV and follow-up care for HIV exposed infants:
a four country assessment of key PMTCT interventions
XX International AIDS Conference

Comorbidities
Anemia                                Malaria

Bacteriuria
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Asymptomatic bacteriuria among HIV positive pregnant women.
Awolude OA, Adesina OA, Oladokun A,  et al
Virulence
.
2010 Dec 22;1(3):130-

Abstract
 
Chagas Disease
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Benznidazole treatment of chagasic encephalitis in pregnant woman with AIDS.
Bisio M, Altcheh J, Lattner J, et al
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2013 Sep;19(9):1490-2.
Paper
 

Depression
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Correlates of Perinatal Depression in HIV-Infected Women.
Kapetanovic S, Christensen S, Karim R, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2009 Jan 27.
Abstract

 
Hepatitis C
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Human immunodeficiency virus-hepatitis C virus co-infection in pregnant womenand perinatal transmission to infants in Thailand.
Ngo-Giang-Huong N, Jourdain G, Sirirungsi W,et al
Int J Infect Dis
. 2010 Jan 2
Abstract
 
Infection with Hepatitis C Virus among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Thailand.
Jamieson DJ, Skunodom N, Chaowanachan T,  et al  
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol
. 2008;2008:840948
Abstract

Hodgkin Lymphoma
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Case Report of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Pregnancy.
Israel R, Dorer R, Aboulafia DM.
Am J Med Sci
. 2009 Dec 16.
Abstract
 
Mastitis
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Dynamics of breast milk HIV-1 RNA with unilateral mastitis or abscess.
Semrau K, Kuhn L, Brooks DR,
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Nov 29.

Abstract

Postpartum Infections
 

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Impact of vaginal microbes on postpartum infectious morbidity among HIV infected and uninfected women
Sebitloane M, Moodley J
(4th IAS Conference)
Abstract
 
Down Syndrome
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Maternal Biochemical Serum Screening for Down Syndrome in Pregnancy With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.
Le Meaux JP, Tsatsaris V, Schmitz T,et al  
Obstet Gynecol
. 2008 Aug;112(2):223-230
Abstract
 
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Pregnancy, and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
Shilad A, Predanic M, Perni SC, et al 
Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;105(5):1254-1256.
Abstract
 
Varicella Zoster
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Varicella Zoster Meningitis in a Pregnant Woman with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Jayakrishnan A, Vrees R, Anderson B.  
Am J Perinatol. 2008 Sep 3.
Abstract

Economics
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Improving utilization of and retention in PMTCT services: Can behavioral economics help?
Taylor NK, Buttenheim AM.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2013 Oct 10;13(1):406

Paper

Cost-effectiveness of World Health Organization 2010 Guidelines for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe.
Ciaranello AL, Perez F, Engelsmann B, Walensky RP, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 30.
Abstract

Cost-effectiveness of new WHO recommendations for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting.
Shah M, Johns B, Abimiku A, Walker DG.
AIDS
. 2011 May 15;25(8):1093-102
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The cost-effectiveness of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review.
Johri M, Ako-Arrey D.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2011 Feb 9;9:3
Paper

Cost-effectiveness of antenatal HIV-testing: reviewing its pharmaceutical and methodological aspects.
Postma MJ, Sagoe KW, Dronkers F, et al 

Expert Opin Pharmacother
. 2004 Mar;5(3):521-528
Abstract

Cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce vertical HIV transmission from pregnant women who have not received prenatal care.
Mrus JM, Tsevat J.
Med Decis Making. 2004 Jan-Feb;24(1):30-9.
Abstract


Pathogenesis
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  For a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms involved
in vertical transmission of HIV
Vidricaire G, Tremblay MG.
 
Med Sci (Paris).
2004 Aug-Sep;20(8-):784-787.
Abstract

Human Rights
 

 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  HIV, unwanted pregnancy and abortion - where is the human rights approach?
de Bruyn M.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):70-9.

Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Human rights considerations in the administration of PMTCT programs
L E Katzive
(15IAC)
Abstract

Immunotherapy
 

 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Immunotherapies to Prevent Mother to Child Transmission of HIV.
Hicar MD.
Curr HIV Res
. 2013 Feb 21.

Abstract

Advocacy
     

     Special Reports
 
  FULL-TEXT PERSPECTIVE
J’accuse: 
A matter of infanticide
Nary G
Medadvocates.org  December 25, 2000
Editorial

 
 



 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Universal Antiretroviral Therapy for Pregnant and Breast-Feeding HIV-1-Infected Women: Towards the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 in Resource-Limited Settings.
Becquet R, Ekouevi DK, Arrive E, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Dec 15;49(12):1936-1945.
Abstract


Resources
     

     Special Reports
 
 
FULL-TEXT PDF REPORT
Baseline Assessment Tools for Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV
Family Health International
August 2003
PDF Manual
 
FULL-TEXT PDF REPORT
A Selection of Resources for the Prevention of Maternal-To-Child-Transmission of HIV -The MTCT-Plus Clinical Manual,
The MTCT-Plus Initiative
January 2003
PDF Manual


 


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