The frequency of resistance mutations was estimated in the cohort of Agence Nationale de
Recherches sur le SIDA Ditrame Plus, a study that evaluated the combination of shortcourse …

Background An understanding of the risk and timing of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
in the postnatal period is important for the development of public-health strategies. We …

Objective To assess the 24 month efficacy of a maternal short-course zidovudine regimen to
prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 in a breastfeeding population in West …

Introduction: The number of adolescents with perinatally or behaviourally acquired HIV is
increasing in low‐income countries, and especially in sub‐Saharan Africa where HIV …

Background Globally, the population of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (APHs)
continues to expand. In this study, we pooled data from observational pediatric HIV …

Objective. To compare morbidity and mortality of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected
and HIV-1-uninfected children and to identify predictors of acquired …

There is an urgent need for low-cost human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral
load (VL) monitoring technologies in resource-limited settings. An automated TaqMan real-time …

Early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV-1 infection confers substantial benefits to HIV-infected
and HIV-uninfected infants, to their families, and to programs providing prevention of mother-to-…

Background Zidovudine reduces the rate of vertical transmission of HIV in non-breastfed
populations. We assessed the acceptability, tolerance, and 6-month efficacy of a short regimen …

Background Single-dose nevirapine (NVP) is the main option for the prevention of mother-to-child
transmission (PMTCT) of HIV-1 in countries with limited resources. However, the use …