Viral Loads Postpartum in HIV-Infected Women
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5150 team saw significant increases in viral loads in women by 24-weeks postpartum. These women were on HAART for perinatal prevention during their pregnancy. Amongst those who changed or discontinued their HAART postpartum, 52.6% saw a more than 5-fold increase in viral load from 34-36 weeks gestation to 24 weeks postpartum. In those that maintained a stable medication regimine, only 18.2% saw viral load rebound.
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Sha BE, Tierney C, Cohn SE, Sun X, Coombs RW, Frenkel LM, Kalams SA, Aweeka FT, Bastow B, Bardeguez A, Kmack A, Stek A, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5150 Team. Postpartum viral load rebound in HIV-1-infected women treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol A5150. HIV Clin Trials, 2011 Jan-Feb;12(1):9-23.
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Citation:
Sha BE, Tierney C, Cohn SE, Sun X, Coombs RW, Frenkel LM, Kalams SA, Aweeka FT, Bastow B, Bardeguez A, Kmack A, Stek A, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5150 Team. Postpartum viral load rebound in HIV-1-infected women treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy: AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol A5150. HIV Clin Trials, 2011 Jan-Feb;12(1):9-23.
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