title: Influence of maternal CD4 levels on the predictive value of virus load over mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Study Group for Vertical Transmission.
abstract: Forty-four anti-HIV seropositive pregnant women were enrolled in a study of maternal factors related to mother-to-infant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission. HIV-1 infection was documented in 11 of 45 infants (24.4%). Obstetric factors, maternal CD4 counts, and disease stage were not related to the risk of transmission. HIV-1 RNA levels at delivery were significantly higher in mothers who transmitted the infection (P = .024). A strong relationship between viral load and risk of transmission was observed in women with stage A1 (P= .006), but not in those with stages A2-A3. These results suggest that vertical transmission of HIV-1 is multifactorial and that viral load plays a major role in mothers with early-stage HIV-1 infection.
authors.affiliation: III Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Hospital of Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ravaggi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duse
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Padula
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lomini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bresciani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albertini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cariani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D019562:Viral Load