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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the association between genital tract shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 and vertical transmission, a case-control substudy was conducted within the Women and Infants Transmission Study. Antenatal cervicovaginal lavage specimens were assessed for HIV-1 RNA in the supernatant and HIV-1 RNA and DNA in cell pellets. Multivariate analyses compared 26 women who transmitted HIV to their infants with 52 women who did not; 33% received combination antiretroviral therapy, and 65% received monotherapy. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for the presence (OR, 3.42; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.76-15.4; P=.11) and titer (OR, 1.66; 95% CI, 0.93-2.99; P=.09) of HIV-1 DNA suggested that there is an independent association with vertical transmission. When analyses were restricted to vaginal and nonelective cesarean deliveries, each one-log increase in mean titer of HIV-1 DNA was associated with a significantly higher risk of transmission (OR, 2.28; 95% CI, 1.09-4.78; P=.03). The cell-associated genital tract compartment is important in the pathophysiology and prevention of vertical HIV-1 transmission.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Cell-associated genital tract virus and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in antiretroviral-experienced women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. rtuomala@partners.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.