Randomized trial of stopping or continuing ART among postpartum women with pre-ART CD4 ≥ 400 cells/mm³

• Main Authors: Judith S. Currier, Paula Britto, Risa M. Hoffman, Sean Brummel, Gaerolwe Masheto, Esau Joao, Breno Santos, Linda Aurpibul, Marcelo Losso, Marie F. Pierre, Adriana Weinberg, Devasena Gnanashanmugam, Nahida Chakhtoura, Karin Klingman, Renee Browning, Anne Coletti, Lynne Mofenson, David Shapiro, Jose Pilotto, Manuela Bullo, Silvina Ivalo, Anthony Ogwu, Tebogo Kakhu, Aida Asmelash, Ayotunde Omoz-Oarhe, Cristina Hofer, Elizabeth MacHado, Jacqueline Menezes, Leon Claude Sidi, Jorge Pinto, Flavia Ferreira, Geraldo Duarte, Conrado Milani Coutinho, Rosa Dea Sperhacke, Silvia Mariani Costamilan, Luis Eduardo Fernandes, Luiz Felipe Mpreira, Regis Kreitchmann, Debora Fernandes Coelho, Marineide Goncalves De Melo, Rita De Cassia Alves Lira, Linda Aristhomene, Jerry Bonhomme, Rosa Infante, Fanny Rosas, Esmelda Montalban, Jessica Rios, Julkanya Chokephaibulkit, Thanomsak Anekthananon, Jullapong Achalapong, Pacharee Kantipong, Guttiga Halue, Wirawan Rasri, Prapap Yuthavisuthi, Malee Techapornroong, Sinart Prommas, Prapaisri Layangool, Chureeratana Bowonwatanuwong, Nantasak Chotivanich, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Patcharaphan Sugandhavesa, Vanessa Cajahuaringa, Renee Weinman, Sara Mattiucci, Princy Kumar, Joseph Timpone, Chivon McMullen-Jackson, Shelley Buschur
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85019102777&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56527
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background Health benefits of postpartum antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive women with high CD4+ T-counts have not been assessed in randomized trials. Methods Asymptomatic, HIV-positive, non-breastfeeding women with pre-ART CD4+ T-cell counts ≥ 400 cells/mm3...