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HIV/AIDS Transmission

Increased breast milk HIV-1 suppression seen with nevirapine

Investigators in the United States conducted a study "to compare the effect of perinatal regimens of short-course nevirapine (HIVNET 012) and zidovudine [Thai-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regimen] on breast milk viral shedding and perinatal transmission during the first 6 weeks postpartum in a randomized clinical trial."

M.H. Chung and colleagues described their study: "Pregnant HIV-1 seropositive women in Nairobi, Kenya who planned to breastfeed were randomized to HIVNET 012 or Thai-CDC regimens. Two-to-four breast...

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