title: Antiretroviral therapy in the pregnant woman.
abstract: The use of antiretroviral agents to treat patients infected with HIV has become increasingly complex. Obstetricians caring for the pregnant woman infected with HIV must, no less than the HIV specialist, be familiar with the various medications now available. This article profiles each of the antiretroviral agents currently available, with a focus on issues relevant to the pregnant patient. Strategies for treating the nonpregnant patient and considerations for the use of these strategies in pregnancy also are discussed. Additional information about prophylaxis for common opportunistic infections is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Augenbraun
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Minkoff
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors