Effect of antiretroviral drugs on maternal CD4 lymphocyte counts, HIV-1 RNA levels, and anthropometric parameters of their neonates Efeito das drogas anti-retrovirais sobre os valores dos linfócitos TCD4, RNA do HIV-1 e parâmetros antropométricos de neonatos de gestantes portadoras do HIV-1

PURPOSE: To study the effect of antiretroviral drugs administered during pregnancy on CD4 lymphocyte counts and HIV-1 RNA levels of pregnant women and on the anthropometric parameters of their neonates. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 57 pregnant women and their neonates divided into 3...

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Main Authors: Patrícia El Beitune, Geraldo Duarte, Alcyone Artioli Machado, Silvana Maria Quintana, Ernesto A. Figueiró-Filho, Renata Abduch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000300005