Objectives: To report perinatal transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) HIV related to
variable maternal adherence antenatally. Methods: Case study including review of clinic …

Abstract In the Western Cape province of South Africa, an intensified regimen for the
prevention‐of‐mother‐to‐child‐transmission‐of‐HIV consisting of zidovudine (AZT) from 34 …

guidelines. Specifically, the review focuses on antiretrovirals for the secondary prevention of
HIV-1 infection--prevention of HIV-1 transmission from a pregnant HIV-1–infected woman to …

The expanded use of multiple antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy has led to a reduction in
the occurrence of perinatal transmission of HIV to< 2%, but has led to concerns regarding …

Large‐cohort studies in North America, Europe, and Thailand have shown that zidovudine/
azidothymidine (AZT) monotherapy, given at the late stages of pregnancy, is of proven …

Within the context of the historic development of drugs to treat HIV infection, there is perhaps
no subject that has created more controversy than the use of these agents to interrupt the …

Prevalence studies indicate that transmission of drug-resistant HIV has been rising in the
adult population, but data from the perinatally infected pediatric population are limited. In this …

Scientific research has identified anti-retroviral regimens effective in the prevention of
mother to child HIV transmission. Yet, 1800 HIV-infected infants are born every day. The …

Background: Single-dose nevirapine given to women and infants reduces mother-to-child
HIV transmission, but nevirapine resistance develops in a large percentage of women …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine HIV drug resistance (HIVDR)
prevalence in Zambian infants upon diagnosis, and to determine how changing prevention …