Initiation of anti-retroviral therapy before pregnancy reduces the risk of infection-related hospitalization in HIV-exposed uninfected infants born in a high-income country.
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2018-09-12
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Initiation of anti-retroviral therapy before pregnancy reduces the risk of infection-related hospitalization in HIV-exposed uninfected infants born in a high-income country.
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Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68(7):1193-203
Abstract
Epidemiological studies conducted in low and high-income countries showed that infants exposed to maternal HIV but not infected themselves by the virus have a high risk of severe infections. Immune alterations during fetal life have been proposed as a possible mechanism.