| Autor: |
L G, Epstein, C A, Boucher, S H, Morrison, E M, Connor, J M, Oleske, J M, Lange, J, van der Noordaa, M, Bakker, J, Dekker, H, Scherpbier |
| Rok vydání: |
1988 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Pediatrics. 82(6) |
| ISSN: |
0031-4005 |
| Popis: |
In a longitudinal study, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antigen (HIV-Ag) was measured in serum specimens from 54 children with HIV-1 infection followed for a median duration of 17 months. The persistent detection of free HIV-Ag in a group of 25 children was associated with clinical deterioration in 22 (88%) and a mortality of 52%, whereas the persistent nondetection of free HIV-Ag in a group of 18 children was associated with clinical deterioration in five (28%) and a mortality of 11% during the period of observation. Nine children had transient HIV-1 antigenemia and two children converted from HIV-Ag negative to positive during the study. Free HIV-Ag levels varied inversely with antibody reactivity to viral core proteins p24 and p17 determined by Western immunoblot, suggesting either the formation of immune complexes or a balance between viral expression and the host immune response. Five mother-infant pairs were studied for HIV-Ag expression in the perinatal period. In three of these pairs, both mother and infant were HIV-Ag negative, in one pair the mother had high levels of HIV-Ag and the infant was HIV-Ag negative. In the remaining mother-infant pair, the neonate became HIV-Ag positive but the mother was HIV-Ag negative prepartum and postpartum. These data suggest that HIV-Ag probably does not cross the placenta and that the detection of free HIV-Ag in the offspring of a HIV-1 infected mother most likely indicates viral infection.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
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