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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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Comparison of mother-to-child transmission rates in Ugandan women with subtype A versus D HIV-1 who received single-dose nevirapine prophylaxis: HIV Network For Prevention Trials 012.

TL;DR: No significant difference was observed in the rate of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in women with subtype A versus D HIV-1 who received single-dose nevirapine (NVP), however, there was a trend toward a higher rate of MTCT among women withSubtype D, however, which was also apparent among women whose infants were infected after 8 weeks of age.
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ART outcome in HIV-infected patients

TL;DR: In couples affected by HIV, an acceptable pregnancy rate was obtained and the worst results were obtained when both partners were infected, especially among HIV-infected couples.
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Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV-1 in resource-limited settings

TL;DR: Although transmission rates in some settings have been reduced to approximately 1%, scale-up and widespread implementation and application of strategic interventions for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding are needed in the developing world.
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Desire for Pregnancy and Risk Behavior in Young HIV-Positive Women

TL;DR: DFP was associated with sexual behaviors that may place young women at risk for STI acquisition and secondary HIV transmission to partners and should be assessed in routine HIV care, providing education about fertility options, interventions for vertical transmission, family planning, and risk reduction counseling.
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Extended antenatal antiretroviral use correlates with improved infant outcomes throughout the first year of life.

TL;DR: Extended antenatal ART is protective against adverse infant outcomes up to 12 months of age even in children born to mothers with higher CD4 cell counts.
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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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