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Milk mysteries: Why are women who exclusively breast-feed less likely to transmit HIV during breast-feeding? 2010

Louise Kuhn
Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. lk24@columbia.edu

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008413 Mastitis INFLAMMATION of the BREAST, or MAMMARY GLAND.
D008895 Milk, Human Milk that is produced by HUMAN MAMMARY GLANDS. Breast Milk,Human Milk,Milk, Breast
D001942 Breast Feeding The nursing of an infant at the breast. Breast Fed,Breastfed,Milk Sharing,Wet Nursing,Breast Feeding, Exclusive,Breastfeeding,Breastfeeding, Exclusive,Exclusive Breast Feeding,Exclusive Breastfeeding,Sharing, Milk
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015658 HIV Infections Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HTLV-III Infections,HTLV-III-LAV Infections,T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human,HIV Coinfection,Coinfection, HIV,Coinfections, HIV,HIV Coinfections,HIV Infection,HTLV III Infections,HTLV III LAV Infections,HTLV-III Infection,HTLV-III-LAV Infection,Infection, HIV,Infection, HTLV-III,Infection, HTLV-III-LAV,Infections, HIV,Infections, HTLV-III,Infections, HTLV-III-LAV,T Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human
D018445 Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding. Fetomaternal Infection Transmission,Infection Transmission, Fetomaternal,Infection Transmission, Maternal-Fetal,Infection Transmission, Vertical,Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission,Mother-to-Child Transmission,Pathogen Transmission, Vertical,Vertical Infection Transmission,Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission,Vertical Transmission of Infectious Disease,Infection Transmission, Maternal Fetal,Maternal Fetal Infection Transmission,Mother to Child Transmission,Mother-to-Child Transmissions,Transmission, Fetomaternal Infection,Transmission, Maternal-Fetal Infection,Transmission, Mother-to-Child,Transmission, Vertical Infection,Transmission, Vertical Pathogen,Transmissions, Mother-to-Child,Vertical Pathogen Transmission
D019562 Viral Load The quantity of measurable virus in a body fluid. Change in viral load, measured in plasma, is sometimes used as a SURROGATE MARKER in disease progression. Viral Burden,Virus Titer,Burden, Viral,Load, Viral,Titer, Virus

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