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Reeves I, Cromarty B, Deayton J, Dhairyawan R, Kidd M, Taylor C, Thornhill J, Tickell-Painter M, van Halsema C. British HIV Association guidelines for the management of HIV-2 2021. HIV Med 2021; 22 Suppl 4:1-29. [PMID: 34927347 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Iain Reeves
- Consultant in HIV Medicine, Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Clinical Senior Lecturer in HIV, Barts and the London, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Consultant Virologist, National Infection Service, Public Health England, UK
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- Consultant Physician Sexual Health and HIV, Kings College Hospital, London, UK
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- Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Specialist Registrar in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Consultant in Infectious Diseases, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK
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Ter Schiphorst E, Hansen KC, Holm M, Hønge BL. Mother-to-child HIV-2 transmission: comparison with HIV-1 and evaluation of factors influencing the rate of transmission. A systematic review. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021; 116:399-408. [PMID: 34791488 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A review and collection of data on HIV-2 mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is absent in the literature. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to provide a pooled estimate of the rate of HIV-2 MTCT and to identify factors influencing the rate of transmission. PubMed and EMBASE were used to identify eligible publications using a sensitive search strategy. All publications until February 2021 were considered; 146 full-text articles were assessed. Observational studies describing the rate of HIV-2 MTCT in a defined HIV-2 infected study population were included. Other publication types and studies describing HIV-1 or dually infected populations were excluded. Nine studies consisting of 901 mother-child pairs in West Africa, France and Portugal were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled rate estimate of HIV-2 MTCT for antiretroviral therapy-naïve women was 0.2% (95% CI 0.03 to 1.47%), considerably lower than that for HIV-1. The levels of maternal HIV RNA and CD4 cell count were positively related to the vertical transmission rate. Maternal HIV-2 infection did not significantly affect perinatal mortality. It was concluded that the vertical transmission of HIV-2 is lower than that of HIV-1. Maternal viral load and CD4 cell count appear to influence the rate of HIV-2 MTCT.
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- Emelie Ter Schiphorst
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, 1004 Bissau Codex, Guinea-Bissau
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The aim of this study was to describe HIV-2 R5/X4-tropism distribution in antiretroviral-naive HIV-2-infected patients. Population sequencing of the gp105 region was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells issued from 151 antiretroviral-naive patients. Tropism was successfully determined in 46 of 151 samples (30%) with six of 46 (13%) X4-tropic viruses. X4-tropism was associated with lower CD4 cell count (337 vs. 551/mm; P = 0.032) but not with plasma viral load. Thus, X4-tropism prevalence in HIV-2 antiretroviral-naive patients is similar to that observed in HIV-1.
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van der Sande MAB, Luong TN, Schim van der Loeff MF, Sabally S, Aveika AA, Corrah T, Sarge-Njie R, Kaye S, Whittle HC. Dual HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection in a West African infant. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 24:277-8. [PMID: 15479581 DOI: 10.1179/027249304225019073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Chiara M, Rony Z, Homa M, Bhanumati V, Ladomirska J, Manzi M, Wilson N, Alaka D, Harries A. Characteristics, immunological response & treatment outcomes of HIV-2 compared with HIV-1 & dual infections (HIV 1/2) in Mumbai. Indian J Med Res 2010; 132:683-9. [PMID: 21245615 PMCID: PMC3102455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Information available on HIV-2 and dual infection (HIV-1/2) is limited. This study was carried out among HIV positive individuals in an urban referral clinic in Khar, Mumbai, India, to report on relative proportions of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 and baseline characteristics, response to and outcomes on antiretroviral treatment (ART). METHODS Retrospective analysis of programme data (May 2006-May 2009) at Khar HIV/AIDS clinic at Mumbai, India was done. Three test algorithm was used to diagnose HIV-1 and -2 infection. Standard ART was given to infected individuals. Information was collected on standardized forms. RESULTS A total of 524 individuals (male=51%; median age=37 yr) were included in the analysis over a 3 year period (2006-2009) - 489 (93%) with HIV-1, 28 (6%) with HIV-2 and 7(1%) with dual HIV-1/2 infection. HIV-2 individuals were significantly older than HIV-1 individuals (P<0.001). A significantly higher proportion of HIV-2 patients and those with dual infections had CD4 counts <200 cells/μl compared to HIV-1. HIV-2 individuals were more likely to present in WHO Clinical Stage 4. Of the 443 patients who were started on ART, 358 (81%) were still alive and on ART, 38 (8.5%) died and 3 were transferred out. CD4 count recovery at 6 and 12 months was satisfactory for HIV-1 and HIV-2 patients on protease inhibitor based regimens while this was significantly lower in HIV-2 individuals receiving 3 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS In an urban HIV clinic in Mumbai, India, HIV-2 and dual infections are not uncommon. Adaptation of the current national diagnostic and management protocols to include discriminatory testing for HIV types and providing access to appropriate and effective ART regimens will prevent the development of viral resistance and preserve future therapeutic options.
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- Medecins sans Frontiéres, Medical Department (Operational Research), Operational Centre Brussels, MSF-Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Medecins sans Frontiéres, Medical Department (Operational Research), Operational Centre Brussels, MSF-Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- International Union against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, South East Asia Office, New Delhi, India
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- International Union against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, Paris, France & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Mapingure MP, Msuya S, Kurewa NE, Munjoma MW, Sam N, Chirenje MZ, Rusakaniko S, Saugstad LF, de Vlas SJ, Stray-Pedersen B. Sexual behaviour does not reflect HIV-1 prevalence differences: a comparison study of Zimbabwe and Tanzania. J Int AIDS Soc 2010; 13:45. [PMID: 21080919 PMCID: PMC2997084 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Substantial heterogeneity in HIV prevalence has been observed within sub-Saharan Africa. It is not clear which factors can explain these differences. Our aim was to identify risk factors that could explain the large differences in HIV-1 prevalence among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Moshi, Tanzania. METHODS Cross-sectional data from a two-centre study that enrolled pregnant women in Harare (N = 691) and Moshi (N = 2654) was used. Consenting women were interviewed about their socio-demographic background and sexual behaviour, and tested for presence of sexually transmitted infections and reproductive tract infections. Prevalence distribution of risk factors for HIV acquisition and spread were compared between the two areas. RESULTS The prevalence of HIV-1 among pregnant women was 26% in Zimbabwe and 7% in Tanzania. The HIV prevalence in both countries rises constantly with age up to the 25-30 year age group. After that, it continues to rise among Zimbabwean women, while it drops for Tanzanian women. Risky sexual behaviour was more prominent among Tanzanians than Zimbabweans. Mobility and such infections as HSV-2, trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis were more prevalent among Zimbabweans than Tanzanians. Reported male partner circumcision rates between the two countries were widely different, but the effect of male circumcision on HIV prevalence was not apparent within the populations. CONCLUSIONS The higher HIV-1 prevalence among pregnant women in Zimbabwe compared with Tanzania cannot be explained by differences in risky sexual behaviour: all risk factors tested for in our study were higher for Tanzania than Zimbabwe. Non-sexual transmission of HIV might have played an important role in variation of HIV prevalence. Male circumcision rates and mobility could contribute to the rate and extent of spread of HIV in the two countries.
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- Munyaradzi P Mapingure
- Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Baseline characteristics, response to and outcome of antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-1, HIV-2 and dual infection in Burkina Faso. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2010; 104:154-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Biraro S, Morison LA, Nakiyingi-Miiro J, Whitworth JAG, Grosskurth H. The Role of Vertical Transmission and Health Care-Related Factors in HIV Infection of Children. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007; 44:222-8. [PMID: 17179771 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31802e2954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the probable route of transmission of HIV to children aged 12 years or younger in a rural area of Uganda from 1999 through 2000 and to examine associations between HIV infection and health care-related variables. METHODS The HIV infections status for 6991 children was determined from 1 round of an ongoing population surveillance system, and the reported numbers of injections in the past year and blood transfusions were determined for 5922 of these children based on a medical questionnaire. Data from the surveillance system and from an additional survey were used to assess the potential for vertical infection from a mother to her child. RESULTS The HIV prevalence among children was 0.4%. Of 23 definite and 4 probable cases of HIV infection in children, vertical transmission was not possible for 1 case, not likely for another case, and possibly not vertical for another case. The population-attributable fraction for vertical transmission was between 90% and 94%. Large numbers of injections in the past year and ever having a blood transfusion were only associated with HIV infection in children exposed to vertical transmission. CONCLUSIONS Up to 10% of HIV infections in children in the study area were not attributable to vertical transmission, and thus were possibly attributable to iatrogenic transmission. Associations seen between health care-related variables and HIV were likely to be attributable to treatment for AIDS-related illness in children infected vertically.
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- Samuel Biraro
- Medical Research Council Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Marston M, Zaba B, Salomon JA, Brahmbhatt H, Bagenda D. Estimating the net effect of HIV on child mortality in African populations affected by generalized HIV epidemics. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005; 38:219-27. [PMID: 15671809 DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200502010-00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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For a given prevalence, HIV has a relatively higher impact on child mortality when mortality from other causes is low. To project the effect of the epidemic on child mortality, it is necessary to estimate a realistic schedule of "net" age-specific mortality rates that would operate if HIV were the only cause of child death observable. We assume that this net pattern would be independent of mortality from other causes. We used African studies that measured the survival of HIV-infected children (direct data) or survival of children of HIV-infected mothers (indirect data). We developed a mathematic procedure to estimate the mortality of infected children from indirect data sources and obtained net HIV mortality patterns for each study population. The net age-specific HIV mortality pattern for infected children can be described by a double Weibull curve fitted to empiric data; this gives a functional representation of age-specific mortality rates that decline after infancy and rise in the preteens. The fitted curve that we would expect if HIV were the only effective cause of death shows 67% net survival at 1 year and 39% at 5 years. The curve also predicts 13% net survival at 10 years using constraints based on survival of infected adults.
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- Milly Marston
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
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Profound modifications in the profile of patients are currently being observed within the epidemic context of AIDS, especially with respect to pauperization and feminization of the disease. The population most frequently affected is in the reproductive age, and among adults aged 18 to 24 years, the ratio is 1 man to 1 woman, a phenomenon occurring uniformly all over the world. One of the main challenges for HIV-1-infected pregnant women and their doctors is the effect of the interaction between HIV infection and pregnancy. The present article is a review of the literature; and its objective is to assess the influence of HIV-1 infection seen from the maternal perspective, with a discussion of immunologic function, maternal prognosis, and the HIV-abortion interface. At present, we cannot conclude that pregnancy has a short-term effect on the evolution of HIV infection, but the concomitance of HIV and pregnancy may adversely affect the prognosis of gestation, especially in view of its frequent association with increased abortion and puerperal morbidity rates.
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- Patrícia El Beitune
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Nakiyingi JS, Bracher M, Whitworth JA, Ruberantwari A, Busingye J, Mbulaiteye SM, Zaba B. Child survival in relation to mother's HIV infection and survival: evidence from a Ugandan cohort study. AIDS 2003; 17:1827-34. [PMID: 12891069 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200308150-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the contribution of maternal survival and HIV status to child (under-5 years) mortality in a rural population cohort in South-west Uganda. METHODS Approximately 10 000 people residing in 15 neighbouring villages were followed between 1989 and 2000 using annual censuses and serological surveys to collect data on births, deaths, and adult HIV serostatus. Mother-child records were linked, child mortality risks (per 1000 births) and hazard ratios (HRs) for child mortality according to maternal HIV serostatus were computed, allowing for time-varying covariates. RESULTS A total of 3727 children were born, of whom 415 died during 14 110 child years of follow-up. Mother's HIV status at birth was ascertained unambiguously for 3004 children, of whom 218 were born to HIV-positive mothers. Infant mortality risk was higher for HIV seropositive than seronegative mothers (225 versus 53) as was child mortality risk (313 versus 114). Child mortality risk was also higher for mothers who died (571) than for surviving mothers (128). After controlling for child's age and sex, independent predictors of mortality in children were: mother's terminal illness or death (HR = 3.8); mother being HIV positive (HR = 3.2); child being a twin (HR = 2.0); teenage motherhood (HR = 1.7) and maternal absence (HR = 1.7). CONCLUSION Maternal survival and HIV status are strong predictors of child survival. The higher mortality in HIV-infected women compounds mortality risks for their children, regardless of children's HIV status. Programmes aimed at the welfare of children should take into account the independent effect of mothers' HIV and vital status.
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- Jessica S Nakiyingi
- Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS in Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute PO Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda.
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Labbé AC, Mendonça AP, Alves AC, Jaffar S, Dias F, Alvarenga IC, Frost E, Morency P, Milord F, Pépin J. The impact of syphilis, HIV-1, and HIV-2 on pregnancy outcome in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Sex Transm Dis 2002; 29:157-67. [PMID: 11875377 DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200203000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Syphilis remains a major cause of fetal loss and neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Guinea-Bissau is the epicenter of the HIV-2 epidemic, and little is known about the impact of HIV-2 on pregnancy. GOAL To understand better the impact of maternal syphilis and HIV-2 on the outcomes of pregnancy in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. STUDY DESIGN Using a case-control design, maternal syphilis and HIV-2 seropositive results were examined in relation to adverse outcomes of pregnancy. From June 1997 to April 1998, women presenting to the Simao Mendes hospital of Bissau for a delivery or a spontaneous abortion were invited to participate in the study, and 1341 women were enrolled. The 743 control subjects were women who had delivered a term neonate with a birthweight greater than 2500 g that survived the first 28 days of life. The cases were classified into five groups of mothers according to the outcome of pregnancy: stillbirths (n = 185), spontaneous abortions (n = 89), premature deliveries (n = 256), small-for-gestation-age babies (n = 55), and neonatal deaths (n = 13). RESULTS Among the control subjects, the prevalences of serologic syphilis and HIV infection were 3.9% and 7.9%, respectively. Positive syphilis serology results together with a rapid plasma reagin titer of 1:16 or more were associated with delivery of a stillborn (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 6.05) and premature delivery (AOR, 2.98). In Bissau, the population-attributable risk fraction of syphilis was 7.2% (95% CI, 2.2-11.9%) for stillbirths and only 2.4% (95% CI, 0-5.8%) for premature deliveries. Spontaneous abortions, delivery of a small-for-gestation-age baby, and neonatal deaths were not associated with positive syphilis serology results. None of these pregnancy outcomes was significantly associated with HIV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS The effect of syphilis on the outcome of pregnancy in West Africa is similar to that reported from other parts of Africa. However, because the prevalence of positive syphilis serology results is relatively low, the impact of screening for syphilis on the outcome of pregnancy is likely to be relatively modest. The findings from this study confirm the absence of association between HIV-2 and an adverse pregnancy outcome.
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- Anne-Claude Labbé
- Centre for International Health, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
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Dabis F, Elenga N, Meda N, Leroy V, Viho I, Manigart O, Dequae-Merchadou L, Msellati P, Sombie I. 18-Month mortality and perinatal exposure to zidovudine in West Africa. AIDS 2001; 15:771-9. [PMID: 11371692 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200104130-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To study mortality in African children born to HIV-1-infected mothers exposed peripartum to zidovudine. METHODS A randomized placebo-controlled trial in Abidjan and Bobo-Dioulasso. Pregnant women received either 300 mg zidovudine twice daily from 36-38 weeks' gestation, 600 mg during labour, and 300 mg twice daily for 7 days post-partum or a matching placebo. Determinants of mortality were studied up to 18 months, overall and among the infected children: treatment, centre, timing of infection, mother and child HIV disease. RESULTS There were 75 infant deaths among 407 live births. The risk of death at 18 months was 176/1000 in the zidovudine arm and 221 for placebo. Relative hazard (RH, zidovudine versus placebo) was 0.47 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.2-1.0] up to 230 days of life. Maternal CD4 lymphocyte count < 200/mm3 (RH 2.92; CI 1.4-6.1) and child HIV-1 infection (RH 12.6; CI 6.6-24.3) increased mortality of all children born to HIV-1-infected mothers. There were 101 children infected (40 in the zidovudine group), and 51 died. Their 18 month probability of death was 590/1000 in the zidovudine group and 510 in the placebo group. Among infected children, maternal zidovudine reduced the risk of death on or before day 230 (RH 0.18; CI 0.1-0.5). Maternal CD4 lymphocyte count < 200/mm3 (RH 3.25; CI 1.3-8.4), maternal death (RH 9.65; CI 1.7-56.0), diagnosis of paediatric infection on or before day 12 (RH 18.1; CI 4.8-69.0) and between days 13 and 45 (RH 7.63; CI 2.0-29.5), clinical paediatric AIDS (RH 5.37; CI 2.3-12.7) were risk factors for death in HIV-1-infected children. CONCLUSION Mother-to-child transmission reduction by zidovudine is safe and beneficial to African children. The mortality of HIV-1-infected children is high. Peripartum maternal zidovudine exerts a protective effect for at least 8 months.
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- F Dabis
- Unité INSERM no. 330, ISPED, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France.
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Breastfeeding is not contraindicated in association with environmental hazards in the United States under ordinary circumstances. Unusual massive exposure should be assessed on an individual basis. In the face of any possible contraindication to breastfeeding, the tremendous benefits of being breastfed should be compared with the theoretic risk for the hazard involved and a decision made on an individual basis.
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- R M Lawrence
- Department of Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital, New York University, New York, USA
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Zaba BW, Carpenter LM, Boerma JT, Gregson S, Nakiyingi J, Urassa M. Adjusting ante-natal clinic data for improved estimates of HIV prevalence among women in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS 2000; 14:2741-50. [PMID: 11125893 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200012010-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To find a simple and robust method for adjusting ante-natal clinic data on HIV prevalence to represent prevalence in the general female population in the same age range, allowing for fertility differences by HIV status. BACKGROUND HIV prevalence comparisons for pregnant women and women in the general community show that prevalence in the latter is significantly higher than in the former. An adjustment procedure is needed that is specific for the demographic and epidemiological circumstances of a particular population, making maximum use of data that can easily be collected in ante-natal clinics or are widely available from secondary sources. METHODS Birth interval length data are used to allow for subfertility among HIV-positive women. To allow for infertility, relative HIV prevalence ratios for fertile and infertile women obtained in community surveys in populations with similar levels of contraception use are applied to demographic survey data that describe the structure of the population not at risk of child-bearing. RESULTS For populations with low contraception use, the procedure yields estimates of general female HIV prevalence of 35-65% higher than the observed ante-natal prevalence, depending on population structure. Results were verified using general population prevalence data collected in Kisesa (Tanzania) and Masaka (Uganda). For high contraception use populations, adjusted values range from 15% higher to 5% lower, but only limited verification has been possible so far. CONCLUSIONS The procedure is suitable for estimating general female HIV prevalence in low contraception use populations, but the high contraception variant needs further testing before it can be applied widely.
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- B W Zaba
- Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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Spira R, Lepage P, Msellati P, Van De Perre P, Leroy V, Simonon A, Karita E, Dabis F. Natural history of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in children: a five-year prospective study in Rwanda. Mother-to-Child HIV-1 Transmission Study Group. Pediatrics 1999; 104:e56. [PMID: 10545582 DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.5.e56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare morbidity and mortality of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected and HIV-1-uninfected children and to identify predictors of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death among HIV-1-infected children in the context of a developing country. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Maternal and child health clinic of the Centre Hospitalier de Kigali, Rwanda. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred eighteen children born to HIV-1-seropositive mothers and 218 born to seronegative mothers of the same age and parity were enrolled at birth. OUTCOME MEASURES Deaths, clinical AIDS, nonspecific HIV-related manifestations, and use of health care services. RESULTS Fifty-four infected and 347 uninfected children were followed up for a median of 27 and 51 months, respectively. With the exception of chronic cough, the risk of occurrence of nonspecific HIV-related conditions was 3 to 13 times higher in infected than in uninfected children. The recurrence rate and severity of these findings were increased systematically in infected infants. Estimated cumulative risk of developing AIDS was 28% and 35% at 2 and 5 years of age, respectively. Estimated risk of death among infected children at 2 and 5 years of age was 45% and 62%, respectively, a rate 21 times higher than in uninfected children. Median survival time after estimated infection was 12.4 months. Early infection, early onset of HIV-related conditions, failure to thrive, and generalized lymphadenopathy were associated with subsequent risk of death and/or AIDS, whereas lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis was predictive of a milder disease. CONCLUSIONS In Africa, HIV-1-infected children develop disease manifestations early in life. Specific clinical findings are predictive of HIV-1 disease, AIDS stage, and death. Bimodal expression of HIV-1 pediatric disease is encountered in Africa, as in industrialized countries, but prognosis is poorer. human immunodeficiency virus infection, children, vertical transmission, natural history, Africa.
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- R Spira
- Unité INSERM U 330, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France.
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Norrgren H, Fonseca A, Andersson S, Dias F, Nauclér A, Biberfeld G. Child survival in children born to HIV-2 infected women in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Acta Trop 1999; 72:309-15. [PMID: 10232786 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(99)00006-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We have retrospectively studied the effect of maternal HIV-2 infection and other risk factors on child survival at a family planning centre in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. A total of 2109 women were included, and the seroprevalence of HIV-2 was 5.7%. Overall child mortality of all live births (n=5912) reported by the women (standardized for age of the mother) was slightly higher among children of HIV-2 seropositive mothers (16.3%) compared with children of HIV seronegative women (14.6%) (not significant). There was a significant association between low level of maternal education and increased child mortality, but no difference in the level of education was found between HIV-2 seropositive and seronegative women.
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- H Norrgren
- National Public Health Laboratory LNSP, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
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As the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic spreads to the pediatric population, a recommendation is made for more research on mother-to-infant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, in light of current policies, and the scientific community is challenged to re-evaluate its attitude to the pathogenesis of HIV transmission by breast milk.
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- S B Kennedy
- School of Public Health, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
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Hanson IC. EFFECT OF HIV INFECTION ON PREGNANCY OUTCOME. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8561(05)70008-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cavaco-Silva P, Taveira NC, Rosado L, Lourenço MH, Moniz-Pereira J, Douglas NW, Daniels RS, Santos-Ferreira MO. Virological and molecular demonstration of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 vertical transmission. J Virol 1998; 72:3418-22. [PMID: 9525673 PMCID: PMC109839 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.4.3418-3422.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/1997] [Accepted: 01/12/1998] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To demonstrate that human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) mother-to-child transmission exists, HIV-2 isolates were obtained from both an asymptomatic mother (HIV-2 strain ARM), and her child (HIV-2 strain SAR), who had a diagnosis of AIDS. To determine their biological phenotype, primary isolates were used to infect various primary mononuclear cells and cell lines. HIV-2 ARM replicates in primary cells and Jurkat-tat, while HIV-2 SAR infects these cells plus SupT1, which led us to classify HIV-2 ARM as a slow/low virus and HIV-2 SAR as having an intermediate (slow/low-3) phenotype. Molecular analysis of the env region corresponding to gp125 was performed. Viral DNA was cloned, sequenced, and used to construct phylogenetic trees. The DNA sequence analysis demonstrated an overall nucleotide diversity of 7.6%. The results present evidence that the child's strain is more virulent than the mother's strain, which is in agreement with the immunodeficiency of the child. The phylogenetic trees that were constructed demonstrate that the two isolates cluster together, being closer to each other than to any other isolate described until now.
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- P Cavaco-Silva
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Pathogenesis of HIV infection in children. PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s1058-9813(97)00198-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Soriano V, Gutiérrez M, Caballero E, Cilla G, Fernández JL, Aguilera A, Tuset C, Dronda F, Martín AM, Carballo E, López I, González-Lahoz J. Epidemiology of HIV-2 infection in Spain. The HIV-2 Spanish Study Group. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1996; 15:383-8. [PMID: 8793396 DOI: 10.1007/bf01690094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) infection is endemic in West Africa, where it is responsible for many cases of AIDS. HIV-2-infected subjects have been described in other countries, mainly African immigrants, although infection in native individuals has been reported as well. The first cases of HIV-2 infection in Spain were identified in 1988. Through December 1995, 56 HIV-2 infected individuals have been diagnosed, primarily in large urban areas (23 cases in Madrid and 18 in Barcelona). All are African immigrants, except for 12 natives (21.4%), six of whom acquired the infection in endemic areas; the remaining six (2 women with numerous sexual partners and 4 homo/bisexual men) acquired the infection in Spain. Heterosexual transmission was probable in all but seven cases: five homo/bisexual males, a subject who likely acquired infection through parenteral exposure, and a child born to an HIV-2-infected mother. Nine patients (all Spanish born) have developed AIDS (16%), six of whom have died. In conclusion, HIV-2 infection is present in Spain at a low rate, and there is little evidence supporting an emerging ongoing transmission outside the population of African immigrants.
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- V Soriano
- Service of Infectious Diseases, CIC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Jones P. HIV in childhood. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 1994; 308:425-6. [PMID: 8124167 PMCID: PMC2539537 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6926.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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