Longitudinal Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Breast Milk and of Its Relationship to Infant Infection and Maternal Disease

Rousseau, Christine; Nduati, Ruth; A. Richardson, Barbra; S. Steele, Matthew; John‐Stewart, Grace; Mbori‐Ngacha, Dorothy; K. Kreiss, Joan; Overbaugh, Julie

doi:10.1086/374273

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Longitudinal Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Breast Milk and of Its Relationship to Infant Infection and Maternal Disease

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Mar 1, 2003

Authors:

Christine Rousseau

Ruth Nduati

Barbra A. Richardson

Abstract

Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) via breast-feeding can occur throughout lactation. Defining both fluctuation in breast-milk virus level over time and how breast-milk virus correlates with mother-to-child transmission is important for establishing effective interventions. ...

Subject

Breast milk

Breast feeding

Lactation

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