Placental antibody transfer: influence of maternal HIV infection and placental malaria.

Moraes-Pinto MI, de; F, Verhoeff; L, Chimsuku; PJ, Milligan; L, Wesumperuma; RL, Broadhead; BJ, Brabin; PM, Johnson; CA, Hart

doi:10.1136/fn.79.3.f202

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Placental antibody transfer: influence of maternal HIV infection and placental malaria.

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de Moraes-Pinto MI

Verhoeff F

Chimsuku L

Abstract

Aim To determine the influence of placental malaria, maternal HIV infection, and maternal hypergammaglobulinaemia on transplacental IgG antibody transfer.Methods One hundred and eighty materno-neonatal pairs from a Malawian population were assessed. Cord and maternal serum samples were tested for to...

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