The recent association between Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy and fetal
microcephaly has led to a renewed interest in the mechanisms by which vertically …

Eighty percent of people with stroke live in low-to middle-income nations, particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) where stroke has increased by more than 100% in the last decades …

Few studies have compared clinical outcomes in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV-
unexposed uninfected (HUU) infants in the current scenario of universal and lifelong …

Background Mitochondrial toxicity related to maternal combined antiretroviral treatment
(cART) may have an impact on the heart of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) fetuses. Our …

Introduction: some studies reported that 25.5% of African population presents
hypercholesterolemia; however, epidemiology of hypercholesterolemia in Africa is poorly …

Background Since 2000, there has been a substantial global reduction in the vertical
transmission of HIV. Despite effective interventions, gaps still remain in progress towards …

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Healthcare professionals need to instill the
process of prevention, control and treatment of people infected with HIV into care practice …

Objectives Retention of subjects in HIV treatment programmes is crucial for the success of
treatment. We evaluated retention/loss to follow‐up (LTFU) in subjects receiving established …

Breastfed Malawian infants from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-uninfected and HIV-
infected women who received antiretroviral therapy were followed until 12 months of age …

Objective: Adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pregnant women is
essential to attaining the goal of eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission. The objective …