Does U=U for breastfeeding mothers and infants? Breastfeeding by mothers on effective treatment for HIV infection in high-income settings.

Waitt, Catriona; Low, Nicola; Van de Perre, Philippe; Lyons, Fiona; Loutfy, Mona; Aebi-Popp, Karoline (2018). Does U=U for breastfeeding mothers and infants? Breastfeeding by mothers on effective treatment for HIV infection in high-income settings. The Lancet HIV, 5(9), e531-e536. Elsevier 10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30098-5

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Can the campaign Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U), established for the sexual transmission of HIV, be applied to the transmission of HIV through breastfeeding? European AIDS Clinical Society and, to some extent, American guidelines now state that mothers with HIV who wish to breastfeed should be supported, with increased clinical and virological monitoring. This Viewpoint summarises existing evidence on transmission of HIV through breastfeeding, differences in HIV dynamics and viral load between breastmilk and plasma, and the effects of antiretroviral therapy on infants. At present, insufficient evidence exists to make clear recommendations for the required frequency of clinical and virological monitoring for mother and infant in a breastfeeding relationship or for the action to be taken in the event of viral rebound. We propose a roadmap for collaborative research to provide the missing evidence required to enable mothers who wish to breastfeed to make a fully informed choice.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Low, Nicola, Aebi-Popp, Karoline Lieselotte

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

2352-3018

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Annelies Luginbühl

Date Deposited:

06 Jul 2018 14:18

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:30

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30098-5

PubMed ID:

29960731

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.118272

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118272

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