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HIV viraemia and mother‐to‐child transmission risk after antiretroviral therapy initiation in pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa

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Maternal HIV viral load (VL) drives mother‐to‐child HIV transmission (MTCT) risk but there are few data from sub‐Saharan Africa, where most MTCT occurs. We investigated VL changes during pregnancy and… Click to show full abstract

Maternal HIV viral load (VL) drives mother‐to‐child HIV transmission (MTCT) risk but there are few data from sub‐Saharan Africa, where most MTCT occurs. We investigated VL changes during pregnancy and MTCT following antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in Cape Town, South Africa.

Keywords: antiretroviral therapy; south africa; hiv; town south; mother child; cape town

Journal Title: HIV Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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