
Pregnancy


June 2018: Comparing birth outcomes among women starting dolutegravir versus efavirenz during pregnancy
Article and Study Summary Comparative safety of dolutegravir-based or efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment started during pregnancy in Botswana: An observational study. Published in: Lancet Glob Health. 2018; 6: e804–10...
Burden of tuberculosis in HIV-positive pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa
Odayar J, Rangaka MX, Zerbe A, Petro G, McIntyre JA, Phillips TK, Abrams EJ, Myer L. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 Jul 1;22(7):760-765. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0448. BACKGROUND: The burden of active tuberculosis (TB) in pregnancy compared with preconception and...
Same-day antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in pregnancy is not associated with viral suppression or engagement in care: A cohort study
Langwenya N, Phillips TK, Brittain K, Zerbe A, Abrams EJ, Myer L. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 Jun;21(6):e25133. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25133. INTRODUCTION: Many prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programmes across Africa initiate HIV-infected (HIV positive) pregnant...