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Kourtis, Athena P.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) and Breastfeeding Science, Research Advances, and Policy / [electronic resource] : edited by Athena P. Kourtis, Marc Bulterys. - XVII, 315p. 19 illus., 11 illus. in color. online resource. - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 743 0065-2598 ; .

Breastfeeding and transmission of HIV-1: Epidemiology and Global Magnitude -- Breastfeeding and Transmission of viruses other than HIV-1 -- Breastfeeding among HIV-1-infected women: Maternal health outcomes and social repercussions -- Virologic determinants of breast milk transmission of HIV-1 -- HIV-1 resistance to antiretroviral agents: Relevance to mothers and infants in the breastfeeding setting -- Animal models of HIV transmission through breastfeeding and pediatric HIV infection -- Antiretroviral pharmacology in breast milk -- HIV-1 diagnosis of the breastfed infant -- The immune system of breast milk: antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties -- Humoral /mucosal/innate immunity in the breast milk in the context of HIV-1 infection -- Cellular immunity in breast milk: Implications for Postnatal Transmission of HIV-1 to the infant -- Antiretroviral drugs during breastfeeding for the prevention of postnatal transmission of HIV-1 -- Immune Approaches for the prevention of breast milk transmission of HIV-1 -- Non-antiretroviral approaches to prevention of breast milk transmission of HIV-1: Exclusive breastfeeding, early weaning, treatment of expressed breast milk -- Breast milk micronutrients and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 -- Historical perspective of African-based research on HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding: The Malawi experience -- Breastfeeding and HIV infection in China -- The role of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in infant and young child feeding guideline development and program implementation -- Should women with HIV-1 infection breastfeed their infants? Balancing the scientific evidence, ethical issues and costs-policy considerations -- HIV-1 and Breastfeeding in the United States -- Epilogue. The future of breastfeeding in the face of HIV-1 infection: Science and Policy.

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Medicine.
Immunology.
Medical virology.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Emerging infectious diseases.
Epidemiology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Medicine/Public Health, general.
Epidemiology.
Maternal and Child Health.
Infectious Diseases.
Virology.
Immunology.

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