Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver-related death globally.1,2 The highest prevalence is found in low-income and middle-income countries ...

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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have conducted a large-scale analysis that sheds light on the critical steps needed to combat the vertical transmission of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in ...

Switching to long-acting ART from oral treatments was cost effective for postpartum women with HIV and improved infant outcomes, researchers said at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic ...

The rate of vertical transmission of HIV-1 has fallen from over 20% to 3-10% in most industrialized countries since PACTG 076 was published and the regimen used was adopted as part of prenatal ...

Providing feedback following point-of-care urine testing for tenofovir concentrations was associated with increased PrEP ...

A new study that has the potential to change the landscape of hepatitis B transmission in Africa. Researchers conducted an analysis revealing key interventions that could effectively eliminate ...

Compared with Zika and cytomegalovirus, the virus that causes COVID-19 appears to have a harder time penetrating the placenta and moving to a woman’s unborn baby. The virus rarely spreads from mother ...

Transmissible tumors in Hydra can manipulate host phenotype by inducing the growth of supernumerary tentacles, enhancing host foraging efficiency and promoting tumor vertical transmission, akin to ...

This article reviews the role of antiretroviral therapy as prophylaxis against vertical HIV-1 transmission. Both the PACTG 076 regimen and the various shortcourse zidovudine and nevirapine ...