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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells in breast milk: Association with immunosuppression and vitamin a deficiency
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 172, No. 6, Year 1995
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Breast milk samples from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-seropositive women were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction to determine the prevalence and determinants of HIV-1-infected cells in breast milk. Breast milk samples (212) were collected from 107 women, and 58% of the samples had detectable HIV-1 DNA. The proportion of HIV-1-infected cells in the milk samples ranged from 1 to 3255/104cells. Breast milk samples with detectable HIV-1 DNA were more likely to be from women with absolute CD4 cell counts of <400 (odds ratio, 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-7.0). Severe vitamin A deficiency (<20 µg/dL) was associated with a 20-fold increased risk of having HIV-1 DNA in breast milk among women with <400 CD4 cells/mm3(95% CI, 2.1‒188.5). Women with CD4 cell depletion, especially those with vitamin A deficiency, may be at increased risk of transmitting HIV-1 to their infants through breast milk. © 1995 The University of Chicago Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nduati, Ruth W.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
John, Grace C.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Richardson, Barbra Ann
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Overbaugh, Julie M.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Welch, Mary J.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Ndinya-Achola, Jeckoniah O.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Moses, Stephen
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Holmes, King K.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Onyango, Francis Ephraim
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Kreiss, Joan K.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Statistics
Citations: 194
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/172.6.1461
ISSN:
00221899
e-ISSN:
15376613
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study
Participants Gender
Female