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Infant Feeding Practices of Women in a Perinatal HIV-1 Prevention Study in Nairobi, Kenya
(2004)
Objective: To determine feeding practices and nutritional status of
infantsborntoHIV-1–infectedwomen.
Methods: Feeding plans and practices were evaluated by questionnaires
and focus group discussions. Infants were weighed ...
HIV-1 disease progression in breast-feeding and formula-feeding mothers:
(2007)
Background. There is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of breast‐feeding on maternal mortality from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) infection, and little is known about the effects of breast‐feeding ...
Early response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected Kenyan children
(2007)
OBJECTIVES:
To describe the early response to World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-1-infected ...
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*18 and protection against mother-to-child HIV type 1 transmission.
(2004)
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules regulate the cellular immune system and may be determinants of infant susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Molecular HLA typing for class I alleles ...
Early response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected Kenyan children.
(2007)
To describe the early response to World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-1-infected Kenyan ...
HV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes and breast milk HIV-1 transmission.
(2009)
Breast-feeding by infants exposed to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) provides an opportunity to assess the role played by repeated HIV-1 exposure in eliciting HIV-1-specific immunity and in defining whether ...
Longitudinal assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific gamma interferon responses during the first year of life in HIV-1-infected infants.
(2005)
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection results in different patterns of viral replication in pediatric compared to adult populations. The role of early HIV-1-specific responses in viral control has not been ...
Comparison of techniques for HIV-1 RNA detection and quantitation in cervicovaginal secretions.
(University of Nairobi., 2001-02)
PRINCIPLES:
HIV-1 in female genital secretions has been measured using swabs, Sno Strips (Akorn, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL), and cervicovaginal lavage (CVL), but little is known regarding the comparability of these collection ...