Changes in total, CD4+, and CD8+ lymphocytes during pregnancy and 1 year postpartum in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. The Women and Infants Transmission Study.
Tuomala RE, Kalish LA, Zorilla C, Fox H, Shearer W, Landay A, Vermund SH, Landesman S, Burns D. Changes in total, CD4+, and CD8+ lymphocytes during pregnancy and 1 year postpartum in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. The Women and Infants Transmission Study. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1997, 89: 967-74. PMID: 9170476, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00129-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal lymphocyte countFirst postpartum yearLymphocyte countYear postpartumCell countCD8 percentagesNonpregnant cohortLymphocyte subsetsPostpartum yearHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenCD4/CD8 ratioInfants Transmission StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusImmediate postpartum periodCD4 percentMean CD4Nonpregnant HIVRelative CD4CD8 ratioAbsolute CD4Lymphocyte parametersNonpregnant womenImmunodeficiency virusPregnant womenPostpartum period