Why HIV-uninfected babies born to mothers with HIV might be more vulnerable to infections
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 01:30
in Health & Medicine
Babies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with babies not exposed to HIV, a new study has found. The finding might explain in part why uninfected babies born to women with HIV have a higher risk of illness and death early in life.