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
2001
Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania 1 , 2 , 3
Dreyfuss M, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Urassa E, Hertzmark E, Fawzi W. Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 74: 814-826. PMID: 11722965, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBirth WeightCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLymphocyte CountMalariaMaternal WelfareMiddle AgedOdds RatioParasitic DiseasesPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTanzaniaConceptsLow birth weightInfant HIV infectionBirth weightHIV infectionMaternal weightRisk factorsIncidence of LBWLow serum vitamin E concentrationsPredictors of LBWCell countAdvanced stage HIV diseaseLower CD8 cell countsMultivariate-adjusted linear regression modelsSerum vitamin E concentrationsInfant risk factorsCD4 cell countCD8 cell countsGestational age statusHIV disease progressionIntestinal parasitic infectionsMean birth weightPlasmodium falciparum malariaHIV-positive womenMidupper arm circumferencePrenatal care clinics