Role of antenatal plasma cytomegalovirus DNA levels on pregnancy outcome and HIV-1 vertical transmission among mothers in the University of Zimbabwe birth cohort study (UZBCS)

Role of antenatal plasma cytomegalovirus DNA levels on pregnancy outcome and HIV-1 vertical transmission among mothers in the University of Zimbabwe birth cohort study (UZBCS)

Introduction Despite being a leading infectious cause of childhood disability globally, testing for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in pregnancy is generally not done in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), where breastfeeding practice is almost universal. Whilst CMV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are...

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Main Authors: Kerina Duri, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Exnevia Gomo, Privilege Tendai Munjoma, Panashe Chandiwana, Louis Marie Yindom, Kudakwashe Mhandire, Asaph Ziruma, Sekesai Mtapuri-Zinyowera, Lovemore Ronald Mazengera, Benjamin Misselwitz, Felicity Zvanyadza Gumbo, Sebastian Jordi, Sarah Rowland-Jones, for (UZBCS) The U Z Birth Cohort Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Antenatal CMV-DNAemia
HIV-1-RNA load
Birth outcomes
Infant health
HIV-1 vertical transmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01494-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01494-3

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