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
Estimating treatment effects in studies of perinatal transmission of HIV
Bang H, Spiegelman D. Estimating treatment effects in studies of perinatal transmission of HIV. Biostatistics 2004, 5: 31-43. PMID: 14744826, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/5.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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: 246-54. 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