HIV/AIDS
Study findings from University of Washington, Department of Medicine broaden understanding of HIV/AIDS
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 18th, 2010
New research, 'Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1-infected pregnant women in Nairobi,' is the subject of a report. "HIV-infected women with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy are at increased risk for poor obstetric outcomes. In resource-limited settings, diagnostic testing for STIs and BV is often not available and most pregnant women are managed using syndromic algorithms," scientists in the United States report.
"As part of a Nairobi perinatal cohort, HIV-1-infected pregnant women were interviewed and samples were collected for STIs and BV testing. Diagnostic accuracy of...
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