2005
Effectiveness of a city-wide program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia
Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Maclean CC, Levy J, Kankasa C, DeGroot A, Stringer EM, Acosta EP, Goldenberg RL, Vermund SH. Effectiveness of a city-wide program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia. AIDS 2005, 19: 1309-1315. PMID: 16052086, PMCID: PMC2745046, DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000180102.88511.7d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant pairsHIV testingCord bloodSurveillance populationAntenatal HIV testingPerinatal HIV preventionProportion of HIVChild HIV transmissionHIV test resultsMain outcome measuresNewborn cord bloodHIV prevention programsHIV serologyInfant dosePublic sector facilitiesSeropositive womenAntenatal careHIV transmissionPrescribed regimenCascade of eventsLabor onsetPopulation effectivenessSurveillance periodHIV preventionOutcome measures
2003
Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering Nevirapine to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission in High-Prevalence, Resource-Poor Settings
Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Stout JP, Goldenberg RL, Acosta EP, Chapman V, Kumwenda-Phiri R, Vermund SH. Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering Nevirapine to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission in High-Prevalence, Resource-Poor Settings. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 506-513. PMID: 12679702, PMCID: PMC2745994, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304150-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-prevalence settingsClinic AClinic BVCT servicesPrevent Perinatal HIV TransmissionPerinatal HIV acquisitionPerinatal HIV preventionPerinatal HIV transmissionKnowledge of serostatusResource-poor settingsNevirapine therapyNVP therapyHIV acquisitionHIV testingHIV statusHIV transmissionPregnant womenCord bloodHIV preventionHigh prevalenceInfant deathUniversal therapyClinicTherapyMaternal reports