Malaria/HIV Coinfection
"Maternal HIV Infection and Infant Mortality Evidence for Increased Mortality Due to Placental Malaria Infection."
Published in AIDS Weekly, August 14th, 1995
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in AIDS, "Objectives: To examine the relationship between maternal HIV infection, placental malaria infection, and infant mortality as a first step in investigating the possibility of increased vertical transmission of HIV due to placental malaria infection. Design: Retrospective analysis of data from a cohort study of mothers and infants in rural Malawi conducted from 1987 to 1990. Methods: Pregnant women in Malawi were enrolled in a study examining chemoprophylaxis during pregnancy. At delivery, placental malaria infection status was determined. Infants born into this study were visited every 2...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (1995-08-14)
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