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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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Drug-resistant HIV-1 in sub-Saharan Africa: clinical and public health studies

TL;DR: This thesis presents the results of landmark research on the epidemiology, diagnostic strategies, clinical management and public health implications related to emerging HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa.

Twenty-year experience in the management of pregnant women infected by HIV/AIDS at the Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia (National Institute of Perinatology) in Mexico City

TL;DR: Early medical interventions with antiretroviral therapy has allowed us to reduce vertical transmission in pregnant women with HIV/AIDS to <2% over a 20-year period and to 0% since 1998.
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Veinte años de experiencia en el manejo de la mujer embarazada infectada por VIH/SIDA en el Instituto Nacional de Perinatología

TL;DR: Early medical interventions with antiretroviral therapy has allowed us to reduce vertical transmission in pregnant women with HIV/AIDS to <2% over a 20-year period and to 0% since 1998.
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Nutritional Care of the Child with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the United States: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective

TL;DR: This article reviewed the principles of nutrition in the pre-and post-cART eras and discussed the etiologic factors associated with malnutrition, with an emphasis on interventions that have favorably impacted the growth and body composition of infants, children and adolescents with HIV.
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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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