title: International recommendations on antiretroviral drugs for treatment of HIV-infected women and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in resource-limited settings: 2006 update.
abstract: The World Health Organization recommends that countries adopt more effective antiretroviral regimens to increase the effectiveness of the prevention of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission programs. The 2006 guidelines recommend a tiered approach for the delivery of antiretroviral to pregnant women who are infected with HIV and include triple-drug antiretroviral treatment for those women who are eligible. Those women who are not eligible for antiretroviral treatment should receive a combination prophylaxis antiretroviral regimen, preferably zidovudine from 28 weeks of gestation; zidovudine, lamivudine, and a single dose of nevirapine during delivery; and zidovudine and lamivudine for 7 days after delivery to reduce the development of nevirapine resistance. Newborn infants should receive a single dose of nevirapine and 1-4 weeks of zidovudine, depending on the duration of the regimen received by the mother. Although steps are being taken to provide more effective regimens, the use of single-dose nevirapine alone should still be used in situations in which more effective regimens are not yet feasible or available. HIV transmission through breastfeeding remains a problem, and several interventions are under evaluation that include maternal and/or infant antiretroviral prophylaxis during breastfeeding.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. hcd1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Halima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: Lynne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mofenson
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ekpini
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Gilks
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barnhart
authors.forename: Omotayo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bolu
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D038622:Internationality; D019829:Nevirapine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome