Human milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition during the first months of life since it is
perfectly adapted to the neonatal nutritional requirements and supports infant growth and …

Despite the significant progress that has been made to eliminate vertical HIV infection, more
than 150,000 children were infected with HIV in 2019, emphasizing the continued need for …

There are limited data describing the functional characteristics of HIV-1 specific antibodies in
breast milk (BM) and their role in breastfeeding transmission. The ability of BM antibodies to …

Background: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV has been
focused mainly on women who are HIV positive at their first antenatal visit, but there is …

Understanding the mechanisms of HIV-1 transmission is crucial for the development of
effective preventive microbicides and vaccine strategies, and remains one of the main goals …

Human milk (HM) is considered the best source of nutrition for infant growth and health. This
nourishment is unique and changes constantly during lactation to adapt to the physiological …

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) may decrease HIV-1 infectivity in women by
reducing genital HIV-1 shedding. Objectives: To evaluate the time course and magnitude of …

In the absence of interventions, 30–45% of exposed infants acquire human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) through mother‐to‐child transmission. It remains …

Reports of HIV-1 superinfection (re-infection) have demonstrated that the immune response
generated against one strain of HIV-1 does not always protect against other strains …

The majority of infants' breastfeeding from their HIV-infected mothers do not acquire HIV-1
infection despite exposure to cell-free virus and cell-associated virus in HIV-infected breast …