Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) and Breastfeeding Science, Research Advances, and Policy /
The HIV pandemic continues to levy a heavy burden on the human race world-wide. The estimated number of people who became newly infected with HIV in 2009 was 2.6 million; most of these individuals live in Sub-Saharan Africa, followed by India and Southeast Asia. An estimated 370,000 new cases of ped...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2251-8 |
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Table of Contents:
- Breastfeeding and transmission of HIV-1: Epidemiology and Global Magnitude
- Breastfeeding and Transmission of viruses other than HIV-1
- Breastfeeding among HIV-1-infected women: Maternal health outcomes and social repercussions
- Virologic determinants of breast milk transmission of HIV-1
- HIV-1 resistance to antiretroviral agents: Relevance to mothers and infants in the breastfeeding setting
- Animal models of HIV transmission through breastfeeding and pediatric HIV infection
- Antiretroviral pharmacology in breast milk
- HIV-1 diagnosis of the breastfed infant
- The immune system of breast milk: antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties
- Humoral /mucosal/innate immunity in the breast milk in the context of HIV-1 infection
- Cellular immunity in breast milk: Implications for Postnatal Transmission of HIV-1 to the infant
- Antiretroviral drugs during breastfeeding for the prevention of postnatal transmission of HIV-1
- Immune Approaches for the prevention of breast milk transmission of HIV-1
- Non-antiretroviral approaches to prevention of breast milk transmission of HIV-1: Exclusive breastfeeding, early weaning, treatment of expressed breast milk
- Breast milk micronutrients and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1
- Historical perspective of African-based research on HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding: The Malawi experience
- Breastfeeding and HIV infection in China
- The role of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in infant and young child feeding guideline development and program implementation
- Should women with HIV-1 infection breastfeed their infants? Balancing the scientific evidence, ethical issues and costs-policy considerations
- HIV-1 and Breastfeeding in the United States
- Epilogue. The future of breastfeeding in the face of HIV-1 infection: Science and Policy.