HIV Transmission
Lamivudine can heighten transplacental zidovudine toxicity
Published in AIDS Weekly, June 3rd, 2002
"Antiretroviral nucleoside analogue drugs are a major constituent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the most advanced form of treatment for HIV-1 infection," explained Dr. Ofelia A. Olivero and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda and BioQual Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. "Currently, HAART combinations that include zidovudine (ZDV) and lamivudine (3TC) are highly effective in preventing HIV-1 vertical...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2002-06-03)
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