Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:38 BST CiteULike: Author Moodley http://www.citeulike.org/author/Moodley CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/jyuh/article/1095215 <i>Nature</i> An African origin for the intimate association between humans and Helicobacter pylori Bodo Linz François Balloux Yoshan Moodley Andrea Manica Hua Liu Philippe Roumagnac Daniel Falush Christiana Stamer Franck Prugnolle Schalk van der Merwe Yoshio Yamaoka David Graham Emilio Perez-Trallero Torkel Wadstrom Sebastian Suerbaum Mark Achtman doi:10.1038/nature05562 Nature 2007-02-08T19:36:11-00:00 Nature 0028-0836 Nature Publishing Group no-tag http://www.citeulike.org/user/gokhan/article/1116290 <i>Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vol. 19, No. 2. (April 2005), pp. 169-183.</i><br /><br />The HIV global epidemic is having a devastating effect on women of reproductive age; women aged 15-24 years are 2.5 times more likely to be infected than young men in the same age group. Further, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) accounts for almost two-thirds of the new infections that occur in children world-wide, annually. MTCT of HIV-1 varies widely and is dependent on obstetric practices, mode of delivery, breastfeeding, and the level of the viral load in the mother. Antiretroviral therapy (ARV) in pregnancy is prescribed for two main reasons: (i) women who need ARV medication for their own health; (ii) women who do not need treatment, or do not have access to treatment are offered prophylaxis to prevent MTCT, using one of a number of ARV regimens known to be effective. HIV infection is also associated with significant maternal morbidity and mortality. Clinicians caring for HIV-infected women need to update their knowledge continuously to provide optimal care. Management of human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnancy J Moodley D Moodley doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.10.007 Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vol. 19, No. 2. (April 2005), pp. 169-183. 2007-02-21T13:57:20-00:00 2005 Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 19 2 169 183 125