2005
Selenium status, pregnancy outcomes, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
Kupka R, Garland M, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Fawzi W. Selenium status, pregnancy outcomes, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 39: 203-10. PMID: 15905738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy outcomesPregnant womenChild transmissionLow selenium statusHIV transmissionMaternal HIV disease progressionHIV-positive pregnant womenSelenium statusDirect epidemiologic evidenceMTCT of HIVLow plasma selenium levelsHIV disease progressionPoor pregnancy outcomesRisk of motherWeeks of gestationMother-child pairsPlasma selenium levelsAdequate selenium statusFetal deathGestational ageEpidemiologic evidenceLow birthweightDisease progressionGenital tractHIV-1
2004
Effect of Prenatal Vitamin Supplementation on Lower-Genital Levels of HIV Type 1 and Interleukin Type 1β at 36 Weeks of Gestation
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Antelman G, Xu C, Hertzmark E, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Anderson D. Effect of Prenatal Vitamin Supplementation on Lower-Genital Levels of HIV Type 1 and Interleukin Type 1β at 36 Weeks of Gestation. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 38: 716-722. PMID: 14986257, DOI: 10.1086/381673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1HIV-1-infected pregnant womenVitamin AHIV-1-infected womenType 1Human immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Genital HIV-1Prenatal multivitamin supplementsHIV-1 transmissionCervicovaginal lavage specimensHIV Type 1HIV-1 infectionLower genital tractWeeks of gestationPrenatal vitamin supplementationUse of vitaminsVirus type 1Lack of effectPregnancy outcomesVaginal inflammationViral sheddingVitamin supplementationMultivitamin supplementsPregnant women
2002
Weight loss and body-composition changes in men and women infected with HIV 1 , 2 , 3
Forrester JE, Spiegelman D, Tchetgen E, Knox TA, Gorbach SL. Weight loss and body-composition changes in men and women infected with HIV 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 1428-1434. PMID: 12450913, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding Among Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Renjifo B, Bang H, Kapiga S, Coley J, Hertzmark E, Essex M, Hunter D. Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding Among Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 31: 331-338. PMID: 12439210, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200211010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1High maternal viral loadLow CD4 cell countsMultivariate proportional hazards modelMaternal viral loadCD4 cell countHIV-1 transmissionErythrocyte sedimentation rateAge 6 weeksAge 4 monthsChildren of womenProportional hazards modelDar es SalaamAge 24 monthsAnalysis of correlatesNipple cracksChild transmissionImmune reconstitutionCumulative incidenceViral loadPregnant womenAntiretroviral drugsMean durationMicronutrient supplementsHigh riskRandomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding and early child mortality
Fawzi WW, Msamanga GI, Hunter D, Renjifo B, Antelman G, Bang H, Manji K, Kapiga S, Mwakagile D, Essex M, Spiegelman D. Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding and early child mortality. AIDS 2002, 16: 1935-1944. PMID: 12351954, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200209270-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 transmissionInfants of mothersVitamin ALower baseline lymphocyte countsHigh erythrocyte sedimentation rateChild mortalityBaseline lymphocyte countMaternal micronutrient statusHIV-free survivalErythrocyte sedimentation rateLow birthweight babiesEarly child mortalityRisk of transmissionLymphocyte countLower hemoglobinMultivitamin supplementationWeeks' gestationBirthweight babiesPregnant womenHIV-1Vitamin supplementsMultivitaminsNutritional statusMicronutrient statusMortalityCorrelates of Plasma HIV-1 RNA Viral Load Among HIV-1 Seropositive Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Kapiga SH, Bang H, Spiegelman D, Msamanga GI, Coley J, Hunter DJ, Fawzi WW. Correlates of Plasma HIV-1 RNA Viral Load Among HIV-1 Seropositive Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 30: 316-323. PMID: 12131569, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000014767.47046.c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNA viral loadRNA viral loadPlasma HIV-1 RNA viral loadViral loadCopies/mLLymphocyte countHIV-1 positive pregnant womenHIV-1-seropositive womenMedian viral loadHigh viral loadPrevention of malariaTime of deliverySeropositive womenAbsolute CD4Pregnant womenClinical trialsHIV-1Long-term effectsDaily food expenditureMalaria parasitesBaselineMonthsDar es SalaamCD4Food expenditure
2001
HIV-1 LTR Subtype and Perinatal Transmission
Blackard J, Renjifo B, Fawzi W, Hertzmark E, Msamanga G, Mwakagile D, Hunter D, Spiegelman D, Sharghi N, Kagoma C, Essex M. HIV-1 LTR Subtype and Perinatal Transmission. Virology 2001, 287: 261-265. PMID: 11531404, DOI: 10.1006/viro.2001.1059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of intrauterine and intrapartum transmission of HIV-1 among Tanzanian women
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Renjifo B, Spiegelman D, Urassa E, Hashemi L, Antelman G, Essex M, Hunter D. Predictors of intrauterine and intrapartum transmission of HIV-1 among Tanzanian women. AIDS 2001, 15: 1157-1165. PMID: 11416718, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200106150-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral loadHIV-1HIV-1-infected pregnant womenLower genital tract infectionMaternal CD4 cell countVertical transmissionLower genital infectionsMaternal viral loadCD4 cell countGenital tract infectionHIV disease progressionHIV-1 infectionWeeks of gestationPrevention of transmissionIntrapartum transmissionIntrauterine transmissionGenital infectionTract infectionsSustained clearanceClinical stagePregnant womenPrenatal careDisease progressionCopies/Vitamin supplementsDifferences in perinatal transmission among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genotypes.
Renjifo B, Fawzi W, Mwakagile D, Hunter D, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Garland M, Kagoma C, Kim A, Chaplin B, Hertzmark E, Essex M. Differences in perinatal transmission among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genotypes. Human Virology 2001, 4: 16-25. PMID: 11213929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCapsidCapsid ProteinsCase-Control StudiesDNA, ViralDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusGene Products, envGene Products, gagGenotypeHIV Core Protein p24HIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfant, NewbornMolecular Sequence DataRisk FactorsViral ProteinsConceptsHIV-1 genetic subtypesCD4 cell countHIV-1 genotypesCell countGenetic subtypesHIV-1 subtype AHIV-1 subtype CHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Vertical transmissionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 genotypesImmunodeficiency virus type 1Intersubtype recombinant virusesMaternal risk factorsLogistic regression analysisType 1 genotypeVirus type 1HIV-1 GagPerinatal transmissionSubtype CRisk factorsSubtype AHIV-1Intersubtype recombinantsType 1Differential risk
2000
Randomized Trial of Vitamin Supplements in Relation to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Hunter D, Urassa E, Renjifo B, Mwakagile D, Hertzmark E, Coley J, Garland M, Kapiga S, Antelman G, Essex M, Spiegelman D. Randomized Trial of Vitamin Supplements in Relation to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 23: 246-254. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200003010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenPolymerase chain reactionVitamin APlacebo-controlled trialPoor nutritional statusMultivitamin armHIV infectionHIV statusWeeks postpartumObservational studyHIV-1High riskHIVNutritional statusEffects of supplementsVertical transmissionChain reactionBirthMultivitaminsBabiesWomenSupplementsVitaminArmStatusRandomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to vertical transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania.
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Hunter D, Urassa E, Renjifo B, Mwakagile D, Hertzmark E, Coley J, Garland M, Kapiga S, Antelman G, Essex M, Spiegelman D. Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to vertical transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 23: 246-54. PMID: 10839660, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200003010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenPolymerase chain reactionVitamin APlacebo-controlled trialPoor nutritional statusMultivitamin armHIV infectionHIV statusWeeks postpartumObservational studyHIV-1High riskHIVNutritional statusEffects of supplementsVertical transmissionChain reactionBirthMultivitaminsBabiesWomenSupplementsVitaminArmStatusRandomized Trial of Vitamin Supplements in Relation to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania
Fawzi W, Msamanga G, Hunter D, Urassa E, Renjifo B, Mwakagile D, Hertzmark E, Coley J, Garland M, Kapiga S, Antelman G, Essex M, Spiegelman D. Randomized Trial of Vitamin Supplements in Relation to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 23: 246-254. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200003010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenPolymerase chain reactionVitamin APlacebo-controlled trialPoor nutritional statusBackground Observational studiesMultivitamin armHIV infectionHIV statusWeeks postpartumObservational studyHIV-1High riskHIVNutritional statusEffects of supplementsVertical transmissionChain reactionBirthMultivitaminsBabiesWomenSupplementsVitaminArm