Maternal HIV Status Associated With Under-Five Mortality in Rural Northern Malawi
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Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi.
OBJECTIVE To assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian district, where the estimated HIV prevalence is 21%. METHODS We studied the incidence and outcomes of maternal peripartum infections between September 2007 and ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1525-4135
DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000405