Morbidity and Mortality among Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women in South Africa: Implications for Child Health in Resource-Limited Settings
Venkatesh K, de Bruyn G, Marinda E, Otwombe K, van Niekerk R, Urban M, Triche E, McGarvey S, Lurie M, Gray G. Morbidity and Mortality among Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women in South Africa: Implications for Child Health in Resource-Limited Settings. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2010, 57: 109-119. PMID: 20601692, PMCID: PMC3107462, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBreast FeedingChildChild WelfareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKaplan-Meier EstimateMaternal AgeMorbidityPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesSouth AfricaViral LoadYoung AdultConceptsPlasma viral loadMaternal plasma viral loadInfant HIV infectionHIV infectionInfant morbidityChild healthMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelInfant feeding statusPediatric HIV infectionProspective cohort studyRisk of morbidityInfant health outcomesMonths of lifeProportional hazards modelResource limited settingsAntiretroviral prophylaxisMaternal viremiaCohort studyRespiratory infectionsViral loadMaternal ageMorbidityHazards modelHealth outcomes