Pregnant and breastfeeding women: A priority population for HIV viral load monitoring.

Landon Myer and colleagues discuss viral load monitoring for pregnant HIV-positive women and those breastfeeding; ART treatments can suppress viral load and are key to preventing transmission to the child.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Landon Myer, Shaffiq Essajee, Laura N Broyles, D Heather Watts, Maia Lesosky, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Elaine J Abrams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5557351?pdf=render