• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Benefits and Risks of Antiretroviral Therapy for Perinatal HIV Prevention
  • Contributor: Fowler, Mary G.; Qin, Min; Fiscus, Susan A.; Currier, Judith S.; Flynn, Patricia M.; Chipato, Tsungai; McIntyre, James; Gnanashanmugam, Devasena; Siberry, George K.; Coletti, Anne S.; Taha, Taha E.; Klingman, Karin L.; Martinson, Francis E.; Owor, Maxensia; Violari, Avy; Moodley, Dhayendre; Theron, Gerhard B.; Bhosale, Ramesh; Bobat, Raziya; Chi, Benjamin H.; Strehlau, Renate; Mlay, Pendo; Loftis, Amy J.; Browning, Renee; [...]
  • imprint: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017
  • Published in: Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000427
  • ISSN: 0029-7828; 1533-9866
  • Keywords: Obstetrics and Gynecology ; General Medicine
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  • Description: <jats:p>(Abstracted from <jats:italic toggle="yes">N Engl J Med</jats:italic> 2016;375:1726–1737)</jats:p> <jats:p>Antiretroviral regimens used for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have evolved over the years. Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is currently used for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV but has shown more adverse effects compared with regimens containing fewer antiretroviral agents.</jats:p>