title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection in women.
abstract: This article describes current epidemiologic trends in HIV infection in women worldwide and in the United States, the natural history of HIV infection in women as currently understood, clinical management of HIV-infected women in those areas in which it differs from men, and multiple issues relating to pregnancy and childbearing in HIV-infected women.
authors.affiliation: Ambulatory Care Network, Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anastos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Denenberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health