Research
Benefits of Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy
Study finds improved survival in patients receiving early antiretroviral therapy as compared to those in the deferred therapy group. Citation: Kitahata MM, Gange SJ, Abraham AG, et al. Effect of early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy for HIV on survival. N Engl J Med. 2009 Apr 1.…
Early Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces Infant Mortality
Early diagnosis of HIV and early antiretroviral therapy reduced infant mortality and HIV progression in the Children with HIV Early Antiretroviral Therapy (CHER) trial. Citation: Violari A, Paed FC, Cotton MF, Gibb DM, Babiker AG, Steyn J, Madhi SA, Paed FC, Jean-Philippe P, McIntyre JA, CHER…
Mothers on the Margins
This study utilized a high-risk group of HIV-infected mothers as expert informants on childbearing with HIV to inform strategies to eradicate perinatal HIV transmission. Citation: Lindau ST, Jerome J, Miller K, Monk E, Garcia P, Cohen M. Mothers on the margins: implications for eradicating…