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Two-Dose Intrapartum/Newborn Nevirapine and Standard Antiretroviral Therapy to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission

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Risk of perinatal HIV transmission was low and no benefit from additional intrapartum/newborn nevirapine was demonstrated when women received prenatal care and antenatal ART, and elective cesarean section was made available.
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The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 368 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nevirapine.

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Approaches for scaling up human immunodeficiency virus testing and counseling in prevention of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission settings in resource-limited countries

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review best practices needed for expansion of testing and counseling in PMTCT settings in resource-limited countries, including a policy of provider-initiated testing with right to refuse (opt-out); group pretest counseling; rapid HIV testing; innovative staffing strategies; and community and male involvement.
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A Framework for Elimination of Perinatal Transmission of HIV in the United States

TL;DR: Elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission will not be a one-time accomplishment but, rather, will require sustained effort as long as there are new HIV infections in women of childbearing age.
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Maternal hepatotoxicity with nevirapine as part of combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy

TL;DR: To describe the maternal tolerability of nevirapine as part of combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy at three HIV centres in Dublin, Ireland and to determine risk factors for development of significant hepatotoxicity.
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Systematic review of the efficacy of antiretroviral therapies for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection.

TL;DR: Evaluation of the efficacy of antiretroviral therapies in reducing the risk of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV infection in women and children in Northern Ireland finds them to be safe and effective.
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Lamivudine-zidovudine combination for prevention of maternal-infant transmission of HIV-1

TL;DR: Lamivudine-zidovudine prophylaxis therapy may be effective in preventing maternal-infant HIV transmission, however, severe adverse effects and emergence of resistance to lamivUDine occurred.
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