2007
Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Detection Suitable for Resource-Limited Settings with Multiple Circulating Subtypes by Use of Nested Three-Monoplex DNA PCR and Dried Blood Spots
Zhang Q, Wang L, Jiang Y, Fang L, Pan P, Gong S, Yao J, Tang YW, Vermund SH, Jia Y. Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Detection Suitable for Resource-Limited Settings with Multiple Circulating Subtypes by Use of Nested Three-Monoplex DNA PCR and Dried Blood Spots. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 46: 721-726. PMID: 18077639, PMCID: PMC2238144, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01539-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBloodBlotting, WesternChinaDNA PrimersDNA, ViralEnv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusGag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusHIV AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfant, NewbornPol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusPolymerase Chain ReactionReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySpecimen HandlingConceptsHIV-1 subtypesMonths of ageDiverse HIV-1 subtypesEarly infant HIV-1 diagnosisHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHIV-1 DNA PCRVirus type 1 infectionDNA PCRType 1 infectionHIV-1 diagnosisDiverse HIV-1Resource limited settingsAntibody enzyme immunoassayBlood spot samplesInfected mothersMaternal antibodiesCRF01-AEDBS specimensEpidemiologic dataHIV-1Deceased infantsInfantsCRF07-BCMultiple subtypesBlood spots
2005
Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants?
Kuhn L, Kasonde P, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Semrau K, Scott N, Tsai WY, Vermund SH, Aldrovandi GM, Thea DM. Does Severity of HIV Disease in HIV-Infected Mothers Affect Mortality and Morbidity among Their Uninfected Infants? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 1654-1661. PMID: 16267740, PMCID: PMC1351118, DOI: 10.1086/498029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageUninfected infantsHIV diseaseAdvanced diseasePerinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionAdvanced maternal HIV diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionHIV-uninfected infantsLower child weightMaternal HIV diseaseMaternal viral loadT-cell countsCells/microLLow birth weightInfants of mothersHealth of infantsMonths of lifeMaternal diseaseHIV infectionHospital admissionImmune dysfunctionInfant weightMaternal deathsViral loadBirth weight