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General Reports

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

High rates of baseline antiretroviral resistance among HIV-infected pregnant women in an HIV referral centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
de Lourdes Teixeira M, Nafea S, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2014 Dec 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Lifetime Induced Abortion: A Comparison between Women Living and Not Living with HIV.
Pilecco FB, Teixeira LB, et al
PLoS One. 2014 Apr 21;9(4):e95570.
Paper

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

Seroprevalence of HPV vaccine types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in HIV-infected and uninfected women from Brazil.
Nicol AF, Grinsztejn B, Friedman RK, et al
J Clin Virol. 2013 Jun;57(2):147-51.
Abstract

Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Yeganeh N, Varella I, Santos BR, et al
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2012;2012:
Abstract

Exploring the relationship between induced abortion and HIV infection in Brazil.
Barbosa RM, Pinho AA, Santos NS, Villela WV.
Reprod Health Matters. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):80-9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Co-infections associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in pregnant women from southern Brazil:
high rate of intraepithelial cervical lesions.
Tornatore M, Gonçalves CV, Bianchi MS, et al
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2012 Mar;107(2):205-10.
Abstract

HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission and drug resistance among Brazilian pregnant women
with high access to diagnosis and prophylactic measures.
Alcântara KC, Lins JB, Albuquerque M, Aires LM,
J Clin Virol. 2012 Feb 6.
Abstract

Maternal outcomes after HAART for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in HIV-infected
women in Brazil.
Pilotto JH, Velasque LS, Friedman RK, et al
Antivir Ther. 2011;16(3):349-56
Abstract

Pregnancy in HIV vertically infected adolescents and young women: a new generation of
HIV-exposed infants.
Cruz ML, Cardoso CA, João EC, Gomes IM, et al
AIDS. 2010 Nov 13;24(17):2727-31.
Abstract

Adherence to prenatal care by HIV-positive women who failed to receive prophylaxis for
mother-to-child transmission: social and behavioral factors and healthcare access issues.
Darmont Mde Q, Martins HS, Calvet GA, et al
Cad Saude Publica. 2010 Sep;26(9):1788-96.
Abstract

FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for treating HIV infection in ART-eligible pregnant women.
Amy S S, Kainne DE, Tin ST.
Sao Paulo Med J. 2010 Jul;128(4):247-8
Paper

Surveillance of mother-to-child HIV transmission: socioeconomic and health care coverage indicators.
Barcellos C, Acosta LM, Lisboa E, Bastos FI.
Rev Saude Publica. 2009 Dec 4.
Abstract

Experiences of pregnant and post-partum women with HIV.
Araújo MA, Silveira CB, Silveira CB, Melo SP.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2008 Sep-Oct;61(5):589-94.
Abstract

Historical aspects, maternity and HIV infection in women
de Carvalho FT, Piccinini CA.
Cien Saude Colet. 2008 Nov-Dec;13(6):1889-98.
Abstract

Longitudinal growth of infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Fausto MA, Carneiro M, Antunes CM, et al
Public Health Nutr. 2008 May 27:1-6
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Control of mother-to-child transmission of infectious diseases in Brazil: progress
in HIV/AIDS and failure in congenital syphilis.
Ramos AN Jr, Matida LH, Saraceni V,et al
Cad Saude Publica. 2007;23 Suppl 3:S370-8.
Paper

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: risk factors and missed opportunities for prevention
among pregnant women attending health services in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil.
Dalva Turchi M, da Silva Duarte L, Martelli CM.
Cad Saude Publica. 2007;23 Suppl 3:S390-401.
Paper

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Brazil during the years 2000 and 2001:
results of a multi-centric study.
de Menezes Succi RC.
Cad Saude Publica. 2007;23 Suppl 3:S379-89
Paper

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
AIDS by mother-to-child transmission: survival analysis of cases followed from
1983 to 2002 in different regions of Brazil.
Matida LH, Ramos AN Jr, Moncau JE, et al
Cad Saude Publica. 2007;23 Suppl 3:S435-44.
Paper

Effect of antiretroviral therapy on hemostasis in Brazilian pregnant women with
HIV infection.
de Andrade CM, Duarte G, Quintana SM ,et al
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2007 Dec;18(8):769-774
Abstract

HIV-infected pregnant women have greater adherence with antiretroviral drugs than
non-pregnant women.
Vaz MJ, Barros SM, Palacios R, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2007 Jan;18(1):28-32.
Abstract

Tetanus and diphtheria antibodies and response to a booster dose in Brazilian
HIV-1-infected women.
Bonetti TC, Succi RC, Weckx LY, al
Vaccine. 2004 Sep 9;22(27-28):3707-12
Abstract

Between personal wishes and medical "prescription": mode of delivery and post-partum
sterilisation among women with HIV in Brazil.
Knauth DR, Barbosa RM, Hopkins K.
Reprod Health Matters. 2003 Nov;11(22):113-21.
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

POSTER
Transmitted HIV-1 antiretroviral resistance in pregnant women from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J.C. Couto-Fernandez, G. Ravasi, I. Alonso, et al
(5th IAS Conference)
Poster Abstract

POSTER
Drug-resistant virus in a cohort of naïve HIV-infected pregnant women of Southeast Brazil taking antiretrovirals for preventing vertical transmission
V. Melo, F. Kakehasi, J. Pinto, et al|
(5th IAS Conference)
Poster Abstract

Recent trends in prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 infection in individuals seeking testing in
the voluntary counseling and testing site of Nova Iguaçu city, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
C.A. Velasco-de-Castro, B. Grinsztejn V. Veloso, et al
(5th IAS Conference)
Abstract

HIV-1 diversity and drug resistance among seropositive pregnant women from South and
Southeast Brazilian regions
Lorete RS, Rufino dos Santos D, Veloso V, et al
(4th IAS Conference)
Abstract

Risk factors for postpartum complications among HIV-infected women in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Calvet G, Joao E, Cunha C, et al
(4th IAS Conference)
Abstract

Maternofetal transmission of HIV: analysis of 97 pregnant women followed by the
Rio de Janeiro State University Hospital Pedro Ernesto( Hupe)
V R G Gomes, D B L Lima, G A P Magalhaes, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

STARHS evaluation and HIV-1 Western Blot banding patterns in serum samples
rom pregnant women and persons at high risk for HIV infection living in Sao Paulo
State, Brazil.
C A F Oliveira, R Yamashiro, R Rodrigues, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

HIV, poverty and reproductive rights in Brazil: beyond the biomedical
model in assistance to HIV+ pregnant women
R H Simões Barbosa, K Giffin
(15IAC)
Abstract

Co-infection of HTLV-I and HIV in a cohort of pregnant women in the city of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
D C Cunha, M A A Guimarães, S A Nogueira, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Immunological dynamics after delivery in HIV-infected pregnant
women who discontinued combined antiretroviral use
R Palacios, J F Senise, Z N Tanno, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Testing/Screening

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

HIV testing of male partners of pregnant women in Porto Alegre, Brazil: A potential strategy for reduction of HIV seroconversion during pregnancy.
Yeganeh N, Simon M, Dillavou C, et al
AIDS Care. 2014 Jun;26(6):790-4.
Abstract

Predictors of unawareness of HIV serostatus among women submitted to the rapid HIV test at admittance for delivery].
Soares Mde L, Oliveira MI, Fonseca VM, et al
Cien Saude Colet. 2013 May;18(5):1313-20
Abstract

HIV testing among pregnant women in Brazil: rates and predictors.
Veloso VG, Portela MC, Vasconcellos MT, et al
Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Oct;42(5):859-867.
Abstract

HIV-testing for pregnant women in a Family Health Unit in Fortaleza, Ceará
Araújo MA, Vieira NF, Silva RM.
Cien Saude Colet. 2008 Nov-Dec;13(6):1899-906.
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

POSTER
Maternal seroprevalence screening for prevention of perinatal and congenital infections in a cohort of Brazilian HIV-infected pregnant women
V. Melo, M. Maia, M. Miranda, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Poster Abstract

HIV-infected pregnant women diagnosed by rapid tests in maternity: risk factors
in Southern Brazil
D S M Gaio, N T Barcellos, G B P Rigotti
(15IAC)
Abstract

HIV rapid tests to enhance the identification of pregnant women who present in labor
and have not been tested - in Southern Brazil -
DSM Gaio, NT Barcellos, GBP Rigotti, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Prevalence Studies

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis among infants born to HIV-coinfected mothers: case series and literature review.
Campos FA, de Andrade GM, de Pádua Santos Lanna A, et al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 8
Abstract

HIV Infection Among Young Pregnant Women in Brazil: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors.
Miranda AE, Pinto VM, McFarland W, Page K.
AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun 11.
Abstract

Mother-to-child transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a ten years period.
Delicio AM, Milanez H, Amaral E, et al
Reprod Health. 2011 Nov 30;8(1):35.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in a region of Southern Brazil where the subtype C of HIV-1 infection predominates.
Manenti SA, Galato Júnior J, Silveira Eda, et al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;15(4):349-55.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV prevalence in pregnant women and vertical transmission in according to socioeconomic status,
Southeastern Brazil.
Vieira AC, Miranda AE, Vargas PR, Maciel EL.
Rev Saude Publica. 2011 Aug;45(4):644-651
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Pregnancy rates and predictors in women with HIV/AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil.
Friedman RK, Bastos FI, Leite IC, et al
Rev Saude Publica. 2011 Apr;45(2):373-81.
Paper

Pregnancy rates and predictors in women with HIV/AIDS in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil.
Friedman RK, Bastos FI, Leite IC, et al
Rev Saude Publica. 2011 Apr;45(2):373-81.
Abstract

Pregnancy in HIV vertically infected adolescents and young women: a new
generation of HIV-exposed infants.
Cruz ML, Cardoso CA, João EC, et al
AIDS. 2010 Sep 4
Abstract

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Brazil during the years 2000 and 2001: results of a
multi-centric study.
de Menezes Succi RC.
Cad Saude Publica. 2007;23 Suppl 3:S379-89
Abstract

HIV infection during pregnancy: the Sentinel Surveillance Project, Brazil, 2002.
Souza Junior PR, Szwarcwald CL, Barbosa Junior A, et al
Rev Saude Publica. 2004 Dec;38(6):764-724
Abstract

Soroprevalence of HTLV-I/II, HIV, siphylis and toxoplasmosis among pregnant women seen
at Botucatu - Sao Paulo - Brazil: risk factors for HTLV-I/II infection
Olbrich Neto J, Meira DA.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2004 Jan-Feb;37(1):28-32.
Abstract

Perinatal HIV-1 transmission among low income women participants in the HIV/AIDS
Control Program in Southern Brazil: a cohort study.
Kreitchmann R, Fuchs SC, Suffert T, Preussler G.
BJOG. 2004 Jun;111(6):579-84.
Abstract

HIV infection during pregnancy: the Sentinel Surveillance Project, Brazil, 2002.
Souza Junior PR, Szwarcwald CL, Barbosa Junior A, et al
Rev Saude Publica. 2004 Dec;38(6):764-724
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Result of the first trial of the Pregnant Women of the Program of the Protection of
Pregnant Mato Grosso do Sul State - Brazil from november 2002 to november 2003
M F J Dal Fabbro, G M B Freitas, S Z Moraes, et al
15IAC)
Abstract

HIV-infected pregnant women diagnosed by rapid tests in maternity: risk factors
in Southern Brazil
D S M Gaio, N T Barcellos, G B P Rigotti
(15IAC)
Abstract

HIV prevalence trends in the city of Buenos Aires: Results from sentinel surveillance
among pregnant women, 1998-2003
C I Cornelio, S Belzum, J C Gimenez, et al
15IAC)
Abstract

Brazilian multicentric collaborative study developed to determine the rate of
Mother to Child Transmission (MCT) of HIV in Brazil
RCM Succi
(15IAC)
Abstract

PMTCT Studies

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission and drug resistance among Brazilian pregnant women with high access
to diagnosis and prophylactic measures.
Alcântara KC, Lins JB, Albuquerque M, et al
J Clin Virol. 2012 May;54(1):15-20
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prospective study on the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Campo Grande,
Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, from 1996 to 2001.
Dal Fabbro MM, Cunha RV, Paniago AM, et al
Braz J Infect Dis. 2005 Feb;9(1):20-7.
Paper

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

HIV suppression and pregnancy outcome with HAART in a cohort of pregnant women in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Machado ES, Hofer C, Costa T, et al
(4th IAS Conference)
Abstract

Reducing mother to child HIV transmission: a successful experience
I E Maerrawi, P B Carvalho, L Anselmo, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Exposure to HAART in HIV infected pregnant women (pw) in Argentina: preliminary
data on safety and efficacy within a population based study
M Ceriotto, M J Rolon, E Warley, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Defining strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Brazil
ALR Vasconcelos, M Okamura, E C Oliveira
(15IAC)
Abstract

Defining strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Brazil
A L R Vasconcelos, M Okamura, E C Oliveira, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Successful prevention of HIV mother to child transmission with HAART in a
developing country
A Nogueira, T Pinheiro, F Abreu, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Controlling mother to child transmission of HIV: the successful experience of Santos,
Brazil
RM Lacerda, JC Francez, MA Coa, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

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