Search for dissertations about: "Charlotte Casper"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Charlotte Casper.

2. 1. HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and in children : significance of HIV-1 variability and the placental barrier

   Author : Charlotte Casper; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : biological phenotype; genetic subtype; chemokine receptor; coreceptor; mother- to-child transmission; placenta; disease progression; child; pregnancy;

   Abstract : With the global increase in human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection in women of childbearing age, there has also been an alarming increase in the number of mother-to-child transmissions of HIV-1. Although antiretroviral therapy and Cesarian section have been demonstrated to significantly decrease the vertical transmission rate of, these interventions are not widely available in the developing world. READ MORE