HIV/AIDS

Data on HIV/AIDS reported by M. Floridia and co-researchers

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 22nd, 2008

"Few studies have assessed the determinants of birthweight in newborns from HIV-positive mothers in analyses that adjusted for different gestational age at delivery. We calculated gestational age-adjusted birthweightZ-score values in a national series of 600 newborns from women with HIV and in 600 newborns from HIV-negative women matched for gender and gestational age," scientists in Rome, Italy report.

"The determinants of Z-score values in newborns from HIV-positive mothers were assessed in univariate and multivariate regression analyses. Compared to newborns from HIV-negative women, newborns from HIV-positive women had significantly lower absolute birthweight (2799...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-12-22)

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