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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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Dissertation

HIV-1 infected women in Europe.

Simona Fiore
TL;DR: There was no evidence to suggest HIV-infected women have problems to conceive maternal well-being, an uninfected partner and not having children yet were strongly associated with being pregnant, while results from a laboratory-based descriptive study provide a biological explanation for HAART-associated premature delivery in HIV- infected women.
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Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options for the management of HIV infection during pregnancy.

TL;DR: Clinicians managing HIV in pregnancy need to discuss the potential risks and benefits of available therapy options so that mothers can make informed decisions in choosing the best treatment regimen for themselves and for their children.
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Changes in HIV and AIDS in the United States: entering the third decade.

TL;DR: Information is provided about current trends in HIV and AIDS among those in the United States most affected by the epidemic and development of new treatments to prolong life.
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Antiretroviral treatment of maternal HIV infection

TL;DR: The biggest risk is vertical transmission of HIV to her baby, so she should be treated with combination therapy; triple therapy is required to reduce vertical transmission.
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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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