2024
Maternal and Newborn Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Parallels and Contrasts with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Li D, Zhang J, Zhang X, Chang Y, Vermund S. Maternal and Newborn Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Parallels and Contrasts with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5205. PMID: 39118854, PMCID: PMC11309002, DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndromeHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenAdherence to antiretroviral therapyNeonatal outcomesImmunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency syndromeIntensive care unitAntiretroviral therapySARS-CoV-2Maternal mortalityRisk of mother-to-child transmissionVertical transmissionVertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virusClinical managementTransmission of human immunodeficiency virusImpact of human immunodeficiency virusIncreased risk of maternal mortalityHuman immunodeficiency virus controlPoor adherence to antiretroviral therapySARS-CoV-2 vertical transmissionVertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2Pregnant individualsMother-to-child transmissionNeonatal intensive care unit
2004
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa.
Vermund SH. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa. Topics In Antiviral Medicine 2004, 12: 130-4. PMID: 15647608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild transmissionHIV infectionInternational AIDS Society-USA courseMaternal plasma viral loadExclusive formula feedingNevirapine resistance mutationsSingle-dose nevirapinePrevention of motherPlasma viral loadPerinatal transmission ratePerinatal transmissionAntiretroviral therapyExclusive breastfeedingFormula feedingViral loadMaternal mortalityRisk factorsMortality rateHIVAfrican childrenMixed feedingGreater riskResistance mutationsEarly weaningBreastfeeding