title: [HIV infection in pregnant women and risk of preterm birth].
abstract: According to estimates by WHO and UNAIDS, 34 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2011. Transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from mother to child can occur in utero, during labour or after delivery from breastfeeding. The majority of infants are infected during delivery. Clinical records have found more evidence of an increased rate of preterm delivery in HIV-positive women in low income countries.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karamisheva
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nachev
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marinov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jordanova
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basheva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maseva
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors