Effectiveness of short-term and long-term zidovudine prophylaxis on detection of HIV-1 subtype E in human placenta and vertical transmission

• Main Authors: Bhoopat L., Khunamornpong S., Lerdsrimongkol P., Sirivatanapa P., Sethavanich S., Limtrakul A., Gomutbuthra V., Kajanavanich S., Thorner P.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-27944435312&partnerID=40&md5=7b2c5bebb34b63a2587e950ca12b5ab7; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16284530; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1800
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Antiretroviral treatment with zidovudine (ZDV) from the 14th week until the end of pregnancy has markedly reduced the vertical transmission rate of HIV-1 in Europe and North America. A shorter duration of treatment has reduced this rate in Africa and Southeast Asia to a lesser degree. In Southeast A...