The Role of Maternal HIV Envelope-Specific Antibodies and Mother-to-Child Transmission Risk

Despite the wide availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) prophylaxis during pregnancy, >150,000 infants become infected through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV worldwide. It is likely that additional intervention strategies, such as a maternal HIV vaccine, will be required to...

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Main Authors: Ayooluwa O. Douglas, David R. Martinez, Sallie R. Permar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01091/full