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April 2016

 

 


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          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
The pharmacological treatment of acute HIV infections in neonates.
Kuhn L, Shiau S
.Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Nov 3:1-9.
\Abstract

Improving Retention in Care Among Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV: Lessons From INSPIRE and Implications for Future WHO Guidance and Monitoring.
Rollins NC, Essajee SM, Bellare N,  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2017 Jun 1;75 Suppl 2:S111-S114.

Abstract

Translating Technical Support Into Country Action: The Role of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers, and Children in the Global Plan Era.
Luo C, Hirnschall G, Rodrigues J, Romano S, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2017 May 1;75 Suppl 1:S7-S16.
Abstract

Plasma Interferon Gamma-Inducible Protein 10 (IP10) Level Associates with Abnormal Memory B Cells Phenotypes in Perinatal HIV Infection.
Contreras GA, Murphy JR, Heresi GP.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2017 Apr 17.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
P
re-exposure prophylaxis for infants exposed to HIV through breast feeding.

Van de Perre P, Kankasa C, Nagot N,et al
BMJ. 2017 Mar 9;356:j1053.
Paper

Accounting for nonsampling error in estimates of HIV epidemic trends from antenatal clinic sentinel surveillance.
Eaton JW, Bao L.
AIDS. 2017 Apr;31 Suppl 1:S61-S68.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Antiretroviral Treatment in HIV-1-Positive Mothers: Neurological Implications in Virus-Free Children.
Coelho AV, Tricarico PM, Celsi F, Crovella S. et al 
Int J Mol Sci
. 2017 Feb 15;18(2).
Paper

Advancing HIV research with pregnant women: navigating challenges and opportunities.
Krubiner CB, Faden RR, Cadigan RJ, et al
AIDS
. 2016 Aug 3.
Abstract

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for women and infants prevents vaginal and oral HIV transmission in a preclinical model of HIV infection.
Kovarova M, Shanmugasundaram U, Baker CE,  et al
J Antimicrob Chemother
. 2016 Aug 1.
Abstract

Maternal HIV status affects the infant hemoglobin level: A comparative cross-sectional study.
Feleke BE
.
Medicine
(Baltimore)
. 2016 Aug;95(31):e4372.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Management of HIV Infection during Pregnancy in the United States: Updated Evidence-Based Recommendations and Future Potential Practices.
Rimawi BH, Haddad L, Badell ML, Chakraborty R.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2016;2016:7594306.
Paper

Clinical outcomes of Routine Opt-out Antenatal HIV Screening: A Systematic Review..
Ibekwe E, Haigh C, Duncan F, Fatoye F.

J Clin Nurs. 2016 Jul 19.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Perinatal HIV-1 transmission: Fc gamma receptor variability associates with maternal infectiousness and infant susceptibility.
Lassaunière R, Musekiwa A, Gray GE,  et al
Retrovirology. 2016 Jun 10;13(1):40
Paper

Integrating Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Reproductive, Maternal and Child, and Tuberculosis Health Services Within National Health Systems.
Joseph Davey D, Myer L, Bukusi E, et al

Curr HIV/AIDS Rep
. 2016 May 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A systematic review of interventions to improve prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service delivery and promote retention.
Ambia J, Mandala J.
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2016 Apr 6;19(1):20309.
Paper

Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth.
Gagnon LH, MacGillivray J, Urquia ML, et al

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
. 2016 Mar 31;201:51-55.
Abstract

HIV-1 at the placenta: immune correlates of protection and infection.
Johnson EL, Chakraborty R.
Curr Opin Infect Dis
. 2016 Mar 29.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The last and first frontier - emerging challenges for HIV treatment and prevention in the first week of life with emphasis on premature and low birth weight infants.
Cotton MF, Holgate S, Nelson A, et al
J Int AIDS Soc. 2015 Dec 2;18(7 Suppl 6):20271.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Fundamental concerns of women living with HIV around the implementation of Option B.
Matheson R, Moses-Burton S, Hsieh AC, et al 
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2015 Dec 1;18(6(Suppl 5)):20286
Paper

Role of ABCB1, ABCG2, ABCC2 and ABCC5 transporters in placental passage of zidovudine.
Neumanova Z, Cerveny L, Ceckova M, Staud F.
Biopharm Drug Dispos
. 2015 Sep 21.
Abstract

HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with genital infections and partnership characteristics.
Kinuthia J, Drake AL, Matemo D,  et al
AIDS
. 2015 Sep 24;29(15):2025-2033.
Abstract

Mother and child both matter: reconceptualizing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission care continuum.
McNairy ML, Teasdale CA, El-Sadr WM, et al
Curr Opin HIV AID
S
. 2015 Sep 8
Abstract

Evaluation of postpartum HIV superinfection and mother-to-child transmission.
Redd AD, Wendel SK, Longosz AF,  et al
AIDS
. 2015 Jul 31;29(12):1567-1573.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Modeling of In-Utero and Intra-Partum Transmissions to Evaluate the Efficacy of Interventions for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV
Sripan P, Le Coeur S, Amzal B,  et al
PLoS One
. 2015 May 19;10(5):e0126647.
Paper

Factors associated with discussion of sexual activity and contraception in women with HIV.
Stewart ZA, Shipley K, Spelman T, Giles ML.
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
. 2015 Apr 21.
Abstract

Pharmacologic prevention of human immunodeficiency virus in women: practical approaches for the obstetrician and gynecologist.
Hong JN, Farel CE, Rahangdale L.
Obstet Gynecol Surv
. 2015 Apr;70(4):284-90
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Evidence of Long-Lived Founder Virus in Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Danaviah S, de Oliveira T, Bland R,  et al
PLoS One
. 2015 Mar 20;10(3):e0120389.
Paper

Normal Growth of Healthy Infants Born from HIV+ Mothers Fed a Reduced Protein Infant Formula Containing the Prebiotics Galacto-Oligosaccharides and Fructo-Oligosaccharides: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
da Costa Ribeiro H Júnior, Ribeiro TC,  et al
Clin Med Insights Pediat
r
. 2015 Mar 9;9:37-47.
Abstract

Contemporary Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnancy.
Donnelly M, Davies JK.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2014 Dec;41(4):547-571
Abstract

Prevention of Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
Chappell CA, Cohn SE.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
. 2014 Dec;28(4):529-547.
Abstract

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Implementation Science: The NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance.
Sturke R, Harmston C, Simonds RJ, et al

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2014 Nov 1;67 Suppl 2:S163-S167
Abstract

Mitochondrial disturbances in HIV pregnancies.
Morén C, Noguera-Julian A, Garrabou G, et al
AIDS
. 2014 Sep 27

Abstract

Essential pre-pregnancy and pregnancy interventions for improved maternal, newborn and child health.
Lassi ZS, Mansoor T, Salam RA,  et al
Reprod Health
. 2014 Aug 21;11(Suppl 1):S2
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Mother-Infant HIV Transmission: Do Maternal HIV-Specific Antibodies Protect the Infant?
Overbaugh J.

PLoS Pathog
. 2014 Aug 21;10(8):e1004283.
Paper

From patient to person: the need for an 'HIV trajectories' perspective in the delivery of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission services.
Hsieh A, Rodrigues J, Skovdal M,  et al

AIDS
. 2014 Jul;28 Suppl 3:S399-409.
Abstract

Ethical issues for late-stage trials of multipurpose prevention technologies for HIV and pregnancy.
Cohen JA, Mastroianni AC, Macklin R
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014
Jul 22
Abstract

FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Health service barriers to HIV testing and counseling among pregnant women attending ANC; a cross-sectional study
Kwapong GD, Boateng D, Agyei-Baffour P, Addy EA.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2014 Jun 19;14(1):267
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Estimating the Timing of Mother-to-Child Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Using a Viral Molecular Evolution Model.
Chaillon A, Samleerat T, Zoveda F,  et al
PLoS One
. 2014 Apr 9;9(4):e90421.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
HIV Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Opportunity to Further Reduce Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Voronin Y, Mofenson LM, Cunningham CK,  et al
PLoS Med
. 2014 Apr 8;11(4):e1001616
Paper|
Incident HIV during Pregnancy and Postpartum and Risk of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Drake AL, Wagner A, Richardson B, John-Stewart G.
PLoS Med. 2014 Feb 25;11(2):e1001608.
Paper

Are Infants Unique in Their Ability to be "Functionally Cured" of HIV-1?
Tobin NH, Aldrovandi GM.Curr
HIV/AIDS
Rep
. 2014 Jan 4
Abstrac

Eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV-1 and keeping mothers alive: Recent progress.
Govender T, Coovadia H.
J Infect
. 2014 Jan;68 Suppl 1:S57-62.
Abstract

Metabolic Complications of in utero Maternal HIV and Antiretroviral Exposure in HIV-Exposed Infants.
Jao J, Abrams EJ.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec 30.

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE

Effects of postnatal interventions for the reduction of vertical HIV transmission on infant growth and non-HIV infections: a systematic review
Zunza M, Mercer GD, Thabane L,  et al 
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2013 Dec 20;16:18865
.
Paper

Placental leptin in HIV-associated preeclampsia
Haffejee F, Naicker T, Singh M, Moodley J.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2013 Dec;171(2):271-6.
Abstract

Beyond prevention of mother-to-child transmission: keeping HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children healthy and alive.
Kellerman SE, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T,  et al
AIDS
. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S225-33.
Abstract

Global Maternal and Child Health Goals Will Not be Achieved Without Addressing HIV-Related Stigma.
Turan JM, Nyblade L  .
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr.
2013 Sep 1;64(1):e9-e10.
Abstract

Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare Needs of HIV Infected Women.
Jones D, Chakhtoura N, Cook R.
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2013 Aug 6

Abstract

Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission within the continuum of maternal, newborn, and child health services.
Chi BH, Bolton-Moore C, Holmes CB.
Curr Opin HIV AIDS
. 2013 Jul 18.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
TLR7/TLR8 Activation Restores Defective Cytokine Secretion by Myeloid Dendritic Cells but Not by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Newborns.
Cardoso EC, Pereira NZ, Mitsunari GE,  et al
PLoS One
. 2013 Jun 27;8(6):e67036.
Paper

Can We Achieve an AIDS-Free Generation? Perspectives on the Global Campaign to Eliminate New Pediatric HIV Infections.
Abrams EJ, Myer L.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2013 Jul;63 Suppl 2:S208-12.
Abstract

A new approach to maternal mortality: the role of HIV in pregnancy.
Gorman SE.
Int J Womens Health
. 2013 May 29;5:271-4.
Abstract

The contribution of hiv to pregnancy-related mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Calvert C, Ronsmans PC.
AIDS
. 2013 Feb 21
Abstract

Safety and Immunogenicity of 2009 pH1N1 Vaccination in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women.
Abzug MJ, Nachman SA, Muresan P, et al
Clin Infect Dis
. 2013 Feb 1
Abstract 
 
Male involvement in prevention programmes of mother to child transmission of hiv: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators.
Morfaw F, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L,  et al
Syst Rev
. 2013 Jan 16;2(1):5.
Abstract

How the global call for elimination of pediatric HIV can support HIV-positive women to achieve their pregnancy intentions
Mazzeo CI, Flanagan EH, Bobrow EA, et al
Reprod Health Matters. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):90-102.
Abstract

The role of men as partners and fathers in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health.
Ramirez-Ferrero E, Lusti-Narasimhan M.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):103-9
Abstract

How the global call for elimination of pediatric HIV can support HIV-positive women to achieve their pregnancy intentions.
Mazzeo CI, Flanagan EH, Bobrow EA,et al
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):90-102
Abstract

The management of HIV-infected pregnant women
Senise J, Bonafé S, Castelo A.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol
.
2012 Dec;24(6):395-401
Abstract

Male involvement for increasing the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes.
Brusamento S, Ghanotakis E, Tudor  
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
. 2012 Oct 17;10:
Abstract

Prevention on Parent to Child Transmission of HIV - What is New?
Lala MM, Merchant RH.
Indian J Pediatr
. 2012 Oct 19.
Abstract

The importance of addressing gender inequality in efforts to end vertical transmission of HIV.
Ghanotakis E, Peacock D, Wilcher R.
J Int AIDS So
c
. 2012 Jul 11;15(4):1-10.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Update to CDC's U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010: Revised Recommendations for the Use of Hormonal Contraception Among Women at High Risk for HIV Infection or Infected with HIV.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2012 Jun 22;61:449-52.
Paper

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Programs to Improve Uptake: A Systematic Review.
Tudor Car L, Van Velthoven MH, Brusamento S, et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35268.
Paper

Maternal and infant antiretroviral regimens to prevent postnatal HIV-1 transmission: 48-week follow-up of the BAN randomised controlled trial.
Jamieson DJ, Chasela CS, Hudgens MG,  et al
Lancet
. 2012 Apr 25.
Abstract

Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to long-term HIV care and treatment services: a systematic review.
Ferguson L, Grant AD, Watson-Jones D, et al  
Trop Med Int Healt
h
. 2012 Mar 7
Abstract

Prevalent pregnancy, biological sex, and virologic response to antiretroviral therapy.
Westreich D, Evans D, Firnhaber C,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2012 Apr 6
Abstract

Contraception and pregnancy in microbicide trials.
Sibeko S, Cohen GM, Moodley J.
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol
. 2012 Mar 2.
Abstract

HIV-1 Prevention for HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples.
Curran K, Baeten JM, Coates TJ,  et al  
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep
. 2012 Mar 14.

Abstract

 

Small for gestational age birth outcomes in pregnant women with perinatally acquired HIV
Jao J, Sigel KM, Chen KT,  et al

AIDS
. 2012 Feb 4. [
Abstract

Elevated cytokine and chemokine levels in the placenta are associated with in utero HIV-1 mother-to-child
transmission.
Kumar SB, Rice CE, Milner DA Jr, et al 
AIDS
. 2012 Feb 1
Abstract

Development of a measure of the patient-provider relationship in antenatal care and its importance in PMTCT.
Barry OM, Bergh AM, Makin JD, et al
AIDS Care
. 2011 Nov 22.
Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mother-to-child transmission and prevention: successes and controversies.
Cavarelli M, Scarlatti G.
J Intern Med
. 2011 Sep 19.
Abstract

Perinatal exposure to {Delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) triggers profound defects in T cell differentiation and function in fetal and post-natal stages of life including decreased responsiveness to HIV antigens.
Lombard C, Hegde VL, Nagarkatti M, Nagarkatti PS.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
. 2011 Aug 11
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Effectiveness of interventions to screen and manage infections during pregnancy on reducing stillbirths: a review.
Ishaque S, Yakoob MY, Imdad A,  et al
BMC Public Health
. 2011 Apr 13;11 Suppl 3:S3
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Comorbidities
Anemia                                Malaria

Bacteriuria
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Asymptomatic bacteriuria among HIV positive pregnant women.
Awolude OA, Adesina OA, Oladokun A,  et al
Virulence
.
2010 Dec 22;1(3):130-

Abstract
 
Chagas Disease
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Benznidazole treatment of chagasic encephalitis in pregnant woman with AIDS.
Bisio M, Altcheh J, Lattner J, et al
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2013 Sep;19(9):1490-2.
Paper
 

Depression
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Correlates of Perinatal Depression in HIV-Infected Women.
Kapetanovic S, Christensen S, Karim R, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS
. 2009 Jan 27.
Abstract

 
Hepatitis C
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Human immunodeficiency virus-hepatitis C virus co-infection in pregnant womenand perinatal transmission to infants in Thailand.
Ngo-Giang-Huong N, Jourdain G, Sirirungsi W,et al
Int J Infect Dis
. 2010 Jan 2
Abstract
 
Mastitis
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Dynamics of breast milk HIV-1 RNA with unilateral mastitis or abscess.
Semrau K, Kuhn L, Brooks DR,
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Nov 29.

Abstract

 

Syphilis
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Accelerating the dual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis and HIV: Why now?

Kiarie J, Mishra CK, Temmerman M, Newman L.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Jun;130 Suppl 1:S1-3
Paper

Varicella Zoster
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Varicella Zoster Meningitis in a Pregnant Woman with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Jayakrishnan A, Vrees R, Anderson B.  
Am J Perinatol. 2008 Sep 3.
Abstract

Economics
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cost-effectiveness of a repeat HIV test in pregnancy in India
Joshi S, Kulkarni V, Gangakhedkar R, Mahajan U, et al
BMJ Open. 2015 Jun 11;5(6):e006718.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Improving utilization of and retention in PMTCT services: Can behavioral economics help?
Taylor NK, Buttenheim AM.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2013 Oct 10;13(1):406

Paper

Cost-effectiveness of World Health Organization 2010 Guidelines for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Zimbabwe.
Ciaranello AL, Perez F, Engelsmann B, Walensky RP, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 30.
Abstract

Cost-effectiveness of new WHO recommendations for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting.
Shah M, Johns B, Abimiku A, Walker DG.
AIDS
. 2011 May 15;25(8):1093-102
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The cost-effectiveness of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review.
Johri M, Ako-Arrey D.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2011 Feb 9;9:3
Paper


Pathogenesis
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  For a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms involved
in vertical transmission of HIV
Vidricaire G, Tremblay MG.
 
Med Sci (Paris).
2004 Aug-Sep;20(8-):784-787.
Abstract

Human Rights
 

 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  HIV, unwanted pregnancy and abortion - where is the human rights approach?
de Bruyn M.
Reprod Health Matters
. 2012 Dec;20(39 Suppl):70-9.

Abstract

Immunotherapy
 

 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Immunotherapies to Prevent Mother to Child Transmission of HIV.
Hicar MD.
Curr HIV Res
. 2013 Feb 21.

Abstract

Advocacy
     

     Special Reports
 
  FULL-TEXT PERSPECTIVE
J’accuse: 
A matter of infanticide
Nary G
Medadvocates.org  December 25, 2000
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