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| Journal Articles |  |  | Twelve-month follow-up of six week extended dose nevirapine randomized controlled trials: differential impact of extended-dose nevirapine on mother-to-child transmission and infant death by maternal CD4 cell count Omer SB. Six Week Extended Dose Nevirapine (SWEN) Study Team. AIDS. 2011 Mar 27;25(6):767-76. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Maternal HIV infection and antibody responses against vaccine-preventable diseases in uninfected infants Jones CE, Naidoo S, De Beer C, Esser M, Kampmann B, Hesseling AC. JAMA. 2011 305:6, 576-84. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | The impact of maternal highly active antiretroviral therapy and short-course combination antiretrovirals for prevention of mother-to-child transmission on early infant infection Rates at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, January 2007 to May 2009 Namukwaya Z, Mudiope P, Kekitiinwa A, Musoke P, Matovu J, Kayma S, Salmond W, Bitarakwate E, Mubiru M, Maganda A, Galla M, Byamugisha J, Fowler MG. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011; 56: Number, 69-75. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Increased Risk of Severe Infant Anemia Following Exposure to Maternal HAART, Botswana Dryden-Peterson S, Shapiro RL, Hughes MD, Powis K, Ogwu A, Moffat C, Moyo S, Makhema J, Essex M, Lockman S. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 January 24. [Epub ahead of print] Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Provision of micronutrient-fortified food from 6 months of age does not permit HIV-exposed uninfected Zambian children to catch up in growth to HIV-unexposed children: a randomized controlled trial Filteau S, Baisley K, Chisenga M, Kasonka L, Gibson RS; CIGNIS Study Team. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 56(2):166-75. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Triple antiretroviral compared with zidovudine and single-dose nevirapine prophylaxis during pregnancy and breastfeeding for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 (Kesho Bora study): a randomised controlled trial The Kesho Bora Study Group. Lancet Infectious Diseases, Early Online Publication, 14 January 2011. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Male antenatal attendance and HIV testing are associated with decreased infant HIV infection and increased HIV-free survival Aluisio A, Richardson BA, Bosire R, John-Stewart G, Mbori-Ngacha D, Farquhar C. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Jan 1;56(1):76-82. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Cost-effectiveness of routine rapid human immunodeficiency virus antibody testing before DNA-PCR testing for early diagnosis of infants in resource-limited settings Menzies NA, Homsy J, Chang Pitter JY, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Sep;28(9):819-25. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Maternal or infant antiretroviral drugs to reduce HIV-1 transmission Chasela CS, Hudgens MG, Jamieson DJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 17;362(24):2271-81. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Effectiveness of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in women previously exposed to a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine: A multi country, prospective cohort study Stringer JSA, McConnell MS, Kiarie J, et al. PLoS Med 7(2): 2010 Feb 16;7(2):e1000233. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Addition of extended zidovudine to extended nevirapine prophylaxis reduces nevirapine resistance in infants who were HIV-infected in utero KLidstrom J, Li Q, Hoover DR, et al. AIDS. 2010 Jan 28;24(3):381-6. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | A randomized trial to determine the optimal dosage of multivitamin supplements to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected women in Tanzania Kawai K, Kupka R, Mugusi F, Aboud S, Okuma J, Villamor E, Spiegelman D, Fawzi WW. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Feb;91(2):391-7. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Breastfeeding, mother-to-child HIV transmission, and mortality among infants born to HIV-infected women on highly active antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda Homsy J, Moore D, Barasa A. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jan 1;53(1):28-35. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Breastfeeding with maternal antiretroviral therapy or formula feeding to prevent HIV postnatal mother-to-child transmission in Rwanda Peltier CA, Ndayisaba GF, Lepage P. AIDS. 2009 Aug 28. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Mortality and virologic outcomes after access to antiretroviral therapy among a cohort of HIV-infected women who received single-dose nevirapine in Lusaka, Zambia Kuhn L, Semrau K, Ramachandran S. Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Sep;52(1):132-6. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Low-cost HIV-1 diagnosis and quantification in dried blood spots by real time PCR Mehta N, Trzmielina S, Nonyane BA, et al. PLoS ONE. 2009 Jun 5;4(6):e5819. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Primary HIV-1 infection among infants in sub-Saharan Africa: HPTN 024 Read JS, Mwatha A, Richardson B, et al. 2009 Jul 1;51(3):317-22. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Differential effects of early weaning for HIV-free survival of children born to HIV-infected mothers by severity of maternal disease Kuhn L, Aldrovandi GM, Sinkala M, et al. Zambia Exclusive Breastfeeding Study (ZEBS). PLoS One. 2009 Jun 26;4(6):e6059. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Short-term antiretroviral therapy to prevent mother-to-child transmission is safe and results in a sustained increase in CD4 T-cell counts in HIV-1-infected mothers Palacios R, Senise JF, Vaz MJR, Diaz RS, Castelo A. HIV Med. 2009;10:157-62. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Risk factors for early and late transmission of HIV via breast-feeding among infants born to HIV-infected women in a randomized clinical trial in Botswana Shapiro RL, Smeaton L, Lockman S, et al. J Infect Dis. 2009;199:1-5. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV Horvath T, Madi BC, Iuppa IM, Kennedy GE, Rutherford G, Read JS. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD006734. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006734.pub2. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Antiretroviral therapy in pregnant women with advanced HIV
disease and pregnancy outcomes in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Ekouevi D, Coffie P, Benaud B, et al. AIDS. 2008;22:1815-20. Includes
commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes Rollins NC, Becquet R, Bland RM, Coutsoudis A, Coovadia HM, Newell ML. AIDS. 2008;22:2349-2357. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Association of HIV and malaria with mother-to-child transmission,
birth outcomes, and child mortality Brahmbhatt H, Sullivan D, Kigozi G, Askin F, Wabwire-Mangenm F, Serwadda
D, et al. J Acqu Immune Defic Syn. 2008 Apr 1;47(4):472-6. Includes
commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Rapid HIV testing and prevention of perinatal HIV transmission in
high-risk maternity hospitals in St. Petersburg, Russia Kissin DM, Akatova N, Rakhmanova AG, Vinogradova EN, Voronin EE, Jamieson
DJ, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb;198(2):183.e1-7. Includes
commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Prevention of mother-to-child transmission: program changes and
the effect on uptake of the HIVNET 012 regimen in Malawi Moses A, Zimba C, Kamanga E, Nkhoma J, Maida A, Martinson F, et al. AIDS
2008 Jan 2;22(1):83-7. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for
Global Health. |  |  |  | Antiretroviral treatment and prevention of peripartum and
postnatal HIV transmission in West Africa: evaluation of a
two-tiered approach Tonwe-Gold B, Ekouevi DK, Viho I, Amani-Bosse C, Toure S, Coffie PA, et
al. PLoS Med 2007 Aug 21;4(8):e257. Includes commentary from the UCSF
Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Treatment acceleration program and the experience of the DREAM
program in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Palombi L, Marazzi MC, Voetberg A, Magid NA. AIDS 2007 Jul;21 Suppl
4:S65-71. Includes commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global
Health. |  |  |  | Achievements, Issues, and Challenges: Prevention of
Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in the United States and in
Resource-Limited Settings American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007 Sep;197 (3 Suppl S):
S1-S141 |  |  |  | Maternal HIV infection and placental malaria reduce
transplacental antibody transfer and tetanus antibody levels in
newborns in Kenya Cumberland P, Shulman CE, Maple PA, Bulmer JN, Dorman EK, Kawuondo K, et
al. J Infect Dis 2007 Aug 15;196(4):550-7. Includes commentary from the
UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Transmission rates in consecutive pregnancies exposed to
single-dose nevirapine in Soweto, South Africa and Abidjan, Cote
d'Ivoire Martinson NA, Ekouevi DK, Dabis F, Morris L, Lupodwana P, Tonwe-Gold B, et
al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007 Jun 1;45(2):206-9. Includes
commentary from the UCSF Institute for Global Health. |  |  |  | Response to Antiretroviral Therapy after a Single, Peripartum
Dose of Nevirapine Lockman S, Shapiro R, Smeaton L, Wester C, Thior I, Stevens L, Chand F,
Makhema J, Moffat C, Asmelash A, Ndase P, Arimi P, van Widenfelt E, Mazhani
L, Novitsky V, Lagakos S, Essex M. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jan 11;356(2):135-47. |  |  |  | Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into
routine antenatal care: the key to program expansion in Cameroon. Welty TK, Bulterys M, Welty ER, Tih PM, Ndikintum G, Nkuoh G, Nkfusai J,
Kayita J, Nkengasong JN, Wilfert CM. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005 Dec
1;40(4):486-93. |  |  |  | Effectiveness of a city-wide program to prevent mother-to-child
HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia. Stringer JS, Sinkala M, Maclean CC, Levy J, Kankasa C, Degroot A, Stringer
EM, Acosta EP, Goldenberg RL, Vermund SH. AIDS. 2005 Aug 12;19(12):1309-15. |  |  |  | Maternal self-medication and provision of nevirapine to newborns
by women in Rakai, Uganda Kagaayi J, Dreyfuss ML, Kigozi G, Chen MZ, Wabwire-Mangen F, Serwadda D,
Wawer MJ, Sewankambo NK, Nalugoda F, Kiwanuka N, Kiddugavu M, Gray RH. J
Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005 May 1;39(1):121-4. Includes commentary by
Art Ammann, MD. |  |  |  | Evaluating programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission
in two large Bangkok hospitals, 1999-2001 Teeraratkul A, Simonds R, Asavapiriyanont S, Chalermchokcharoenkit A,
Vanprapa N, Chotpitayasunondh T, Mock P, Skunodum N, Neeyapun K, Jetsawang
B, Culnane M, Tappero J. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005 Feb
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| Guidelines and Best Practices |  |  | Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents -- A Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC). March 27, 2012. See also slide sets from the AETC National Resource Center. |  |  |  | Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States Panel on Treatment of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission, updated September 14, 2011. PDF versions available [1.2MB ]. Training slides on perinatal guidelines are also available. |  |  |  | Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection The Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Updated November 1, 2012. Also available, related slide sets from the AETC National Resource Center. |  |  |  | Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants in Resource-Limited Settings: Towards Universal Access, Recommendations for a Public Health Approach World Health Organization, August 7, 2006. [PDF, 2.4MB] |  |  |  | HIV and Infant Feeding: New Evidence and Programmatic Experience This document is the final report on a meeting of the Inter-Agency Task
Team on prevention of HIV infections in pregnant women, mothers and their
children, held in October 2006. World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA,
and UNAIDS, 2007. [PDF, 673K] |  |  |  | Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents,
and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR 2006;55(RR14);1-17. |  |  |  | Management of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women British HIV Association, 2007. |  |  |  | Nutrition Counselling, Care and Support for HIV-Infected
Women: Guidelines on HIV-Related Care, Treatment and Support for
HIV-Infected Women and their Children in Resource-Constrained
Settings WHO, September 21, 2004. [PDF, 3MB] |  |  |  | Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing during Labor and Delivery for
Women of Unknown HIV Status: A Practical Guide and Model
Protocol Margaret Lampe, Bernard Branson, Sindy Paul, Carolyn Burr, Elaine
Gross, Cynthia Eicher, Robert Maupin, Dawn Averitt, Brian Forsyth, Mary
Glenn Fowler. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January
30, 2004. |  |
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| Policy Reports, Papers, and Briefs | |  |
| Conference Reports and Proceedings | |  |
| Presentations, Interviews, and Roundtable Discussions |  |  | CROI 2009: Selected PMTCT, Microbicide and Pediatric Presentations Lynne M. Mofenson, February 23, 2009. [PowerPoint, 5.5MB] |  |  |  | Update on the Science of Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission Lynne M. Mofenson, January 9, 2009. [PowerPoint, 4.7MB] |  |  |  | Challenges in Pediatric and Adolescent Care Lynne M. Mofenson, February 2008. [PowerPoint, 9.7MB] |  |  |  | HIV Transmission through Breastfeeding Lynne M. Mofenson, June 2006. [PowerPoint, 2MB] |  |
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| Research Summaries |  |  | Use of Antiretrovirals to Prevent Transmission of HIV through Breast Milk Grace John-Stewart, University of Washington, UCSF Center for HIV Information, June 2009. |  |  |  | Vitamin A and the Risk of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Sahai Burrowes, UCSF Center for HIV Information, November 2006. |  |  |  | Overview of Perinatal Intervention Trials Lynne M. Mofenson, June 2008. |  |  |  | Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Briefing Notes World Health Organization, October 1, 2007. [PDF, 192K] |  |  |  | Antiretroviral Treatment, Breast-Feeding, and Mother-to-Child
Transmission of HIV Sahai Burrowes, Arthur Ammann, UCSF Center for HIV Information, June 2006. |  |  |  | Rates, Barriers, and Outcomes of HIV Serostatus Disclosure among
Women in Developing Countries: Implications for Prevention of
Mother-to-Child Transmission Programmes Amy Medley, Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Scott McGill, Suzanne Maman, World
Health Organization, April 2004. [PDF, 356K] |  |  |  | Review of HIVNET 012 (A Clinical Trial to Determine the Efficacy
of Oral AZT and the Efficacy of Oral Nevirapine for the Prevention
of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 Infection in Pregnant Ugandan
Women and Their Neonates) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), March 22, 2002. |  |
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| Online Books and Chapters | |  |
| Newsletter Articles |  |  | HIV Treatment for Mothers and Children in Botswana: Lessons from
a Dynamic Programme Theo Smart. HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice, Aidsmap,
October 20, 2006. |  |  |  | Safer Infant Feeding, Part 2 Theo Smart. HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice, Aidsmap,
September 21, 2006. |  |  |  | Safer Infant Feeding, Part 1 Theo Smart. HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice, Aidsmap,
September 12, 2006. |  |  |  | Getting the most prevention and care out of programmes for the
prevention of mother-to-child transmission Theo Smart. HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice, Aidsmap, July
14, 2006. |  |  |  | Clinical Care Options discussion on mother-to-child transmission Theo Smart. HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice, Aidsmap,
October 28, 2005. |  |
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| Provider Education and Training | |  |
| Clinician Support Tools |  |  | Testing and Counselling for Prevention of Mother-to-Child
Transmission of HIV (TC for PMTCT): Support Tools CDC Global AIDS Program, WHO, UNICEF, USAID, December 2005. |  |  |  | The Columbia Clinical Manual Miriam Rabkin, Wafaa El-Sadr, Elaine Abrams. The MTCT-Plus
Initiative, International Center for AIDS Programs, Columbia
University Mailman School of Public Health, 2005. [PDF,
5.0MB]
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| Program Management Materials | |  |
| Patient and Community Education | |  |
| Links |  |  | Women, Children, and HIV: Resources for Prevention and Treatment State-of-the-art clinical information and training resources on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, care of women and children with HIV, and related topics. A collaborative project of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center (FXBC) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the UCSF Center for HIV Information (CHI.)
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 |  | Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry Intended to provide an early signal of any major teratogenic effect associated with a prenatal exposure to the products monitored through the registry, a voluntary prospective, exposure-registration, observational study designed to collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of pregnancy exposures to antiretroviral products.
|  |  |  | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Research and programs aimed at preventing and treating pediatric HIV disease.
|  |  |  | Global Strategies for HIV Prevention
Nonprofit organization working to implement international strategies to prevent HIV infection and care for those affected by HIV with a focus on women and children.
|  |  |  | International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
(ICAP) The Center's collection of PMTCT-related resources including several tools including some on infant feeding in the context of HIV infection.
|  |  |  | International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
(IMPAACT) IMPAACT evaluates treatments for HIV-infected children, adolescents, and pregnant women; develops new approaches for the interruption of mother-to-infant transmission; and evaluates vaccines for the prevention of HIV sexual transmission among adolescents.
|  |  |  | Maternal and Child Health Library
The library's goal is to serve the maternal and child health (MCH) community with accurate, reliable, and timely information and resources. The site contains the MCH Alert newsletter, databases, bibliographies, and other information resources.
|  |  |  | Perinatal HIV Research Unit
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa. Part of the University of the Witwatersrand.
|  |  |  | PMTCT Donations Program
Axios coordinates the PMTCT Donations Program, Abbott Laboratories and Boehringer Ingelheim's joint response to mother-to-child HIV transmission. Abbott Laboratories donates Determine HIV 1/2 tests to eligible countries for pregnant women, their spouses and children of those women who test HIV-positive. Boehringer Ingelheim donates nevirapine free of charge to eligible countries for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
|  |  |  | Secure the Future
Bristol-Myers Squibb initiative, in partnership with several African nations, to find sustainable and relevant solutions for the management of HIV/AIDS in women and children, and provide resources to improve community education and patient support.
|  |  |  | The Well Project: Pregnancy and HIV Resource on women and HIV providing information on the latest treatments, therapies, and clinical trials, as well as advocacy tools, slide presentations, a forum for discussion groups, and project startup guides.
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