Maternal Malaria and Perinatal HIV Transmission, Western Kenya

Maternal Malaria and Perinatal HIV Transmission, Western Kenya

To determine whether maternal placental malaria is associated with an increased risk for perinatal mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT), we studied HIV-positive women in western Kenya. We enrolled 512 mother-infant pairs; 128 (25.0%) women had malaria, and 102 (19.9%) infants acquired HIV perinat...

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Main Authors: John G. Ayisi, Anna M. van Eijk, Robert D. Newman, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Ya Ping Shi, Chunfu Yang, Margarette S. Kolczak, Juliana A. Otieno, Ambrose O. Misore, Piet A. Kager, Renu B. Lal, Richard W. Steketee, Bernard L. Nahlen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
HIV
pregnancy
vertical disease transmission
placenta
risk factors
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0303_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0303_article

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