Chorioamnionitis is associated with placental transmission of human immunodeficiency virus-1 subtype E in the early gestational period

• Main Authors: Lertlakana Bhoopat, Surapan Khunamornpong, Pannee Sirivatanapa, Tat Rithaporn, Piyaporn Lerdsrimongkol, Paul S. Thorner, Tanin Bhoopat
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=25144506742&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62343
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The frequency and the cellular basis for HIV-1 transmission from mother to child in the early gestational period are poorly understood. We compared the placentas of 24 women seropositive for HIV-1 subtype E and who had not received any antiretroviral drugs, to placentas of 25 seronegative women. All...