| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290838 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | El Beitune, Patricia1 Duarte, Geraldo2 Quintana, Silvana Maria Figueiro-Filho, Ernesto A Marcolin, Catarina da Rocha Abduch, Renata3 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Obstetricia e Ginecologia, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Hospital das Clinicas, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3Universidade de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Abr |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 140-150 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Women have emerged as the fastest growing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected population worldwide, mainly because of the increasing occurrence of heterosexual transmission. Most infected women are of reproductive age and one of the greatest concerns for both women and their physicians is that more than 1,600 infants become infected with HIV each day. Almost all infections are a result of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. With the advent of combination antiretroviral therapies, transmission rates lower than 2% have been achieved in clinical studies. Antiretroviral compounds differ from most other new pharmaceutical agents in that they have become widely prescribed in pregnancy in the absence of proof of safety. We reviewed antiretroviral agents used in pregnant women infected with human immunodeficiency virus, mother-to-child transmission, and their consequences for infants |
| Disciplines: | Biología, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Inmunología, Virus, Farmacología, VIH-1, Infantes, Antirretrovirales |
| Keyword: | Biology, Medicine, Immunology, Virus, Pharmacology, HIV-1, Infants, Antiretrovirals |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
