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Antiretroviral therapy and congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-infected women in the UK and Ireland, 1990-2007Claire L Townsend
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
AIDS 23:519-24. 2009..To explore the rate of reported congenital abnormalities in infants exposed to antiretroviral therapy in utero...
Surveillance of congenital cytomegalovirus in the UK and IrelandClaire L Townsend
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 96:F398-403. 2011..To explore the presentation and management of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) identified through routine clinical investigations, and ascertain outcome in early childhood...
Antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy: balancing the risk of preterm delivery with prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmissionClaire L Townsend
Medical Research Council Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
Antivir Ther 15:775-83. 2010..We aimed to quantify the incremental risk-benefit ratio for HAART compared with zidovudine monotherapy with respect to these outcomes...
Low rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV following effective pregnancy interventions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 2000-2006Claire L Townsend
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
AIDS 22:973-81. 2008..The aim of this analysis was to explore the impact of different strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission at a population level...
Trends in management and outcome of pregnancies in HIV-infected women in the UK and Ireland, 1990-2006C L Townsend
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
BJOG 115:1078-86. 2008..To describe the changing demographic profile of diagnosed HIV-infected pregnant women over time and trends in pregnancy outcome, uptake of interventions and mother-to-child transmission...
Antiretroviral therapy and premature delivery in diagnosed HIV-infected women in the United Kingdom and IrelandClaire L Townsend
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
AIDS 21:1019-26. 2007..To explore the association between antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy and premature delivery, birthweight, stillbirth and neonatal mortality, in pregnancies in HIV-infected women delivering between 1990 and 2005...
Antiretroviral therapy and congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-1-infected women in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 1990 to 2003Claire L Townsend
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42:91-4. 2006..These findings are reassuring, but continued monitoring is essential in view of the increasing number of women on therapy at conception and the likely continuing diversity of drug regimens...
Influence of short-course antenatal antiretroviral therapy on viral load and mother-to-child transmission in subsequent pregnancies among HIV-infected womenClare E French
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Antivir Ther 18:183-92. 2013..HIV-infected women not requiring treatment for their own health usually receive short-course antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy. Little is known about the effect of this on response to HAART in subsequent pregnancies...
Uptake of antenatal HIV testing in the United Kingdom: 2000-2003Claire L Townsend
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
J Public Health (Oxf) 28:248-52. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: High uptake of HIV testing was reported from most UK units for 2003, but simple, robust and uniform methods for monitoring uptake at local and regional levels are still required...
Fertility intentions of HIV-infected women in the United KingdomSusan Cliffe
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
AIDS Care 23:1093-101. 2011..These findings highlight the need for specialised family planning and reproductive health services targeting this population...
Long-term Outcomes of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Sweden and the United KingdomClaire L Townsend
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom
Clin Infect Dis 56:1232-9. 2013..Nonprimary infections contributed substantially to the burden of childhood congenital CMV disease...
Cervical screening within HIV care: findings from an HIV-positive cohort in UkraineHeather Bailey
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e34706. 2012..Little is known about cervical screening coverage or the prevalence of abnormal cytology among HIV-positive women in Ukraine, which has the most severe HIV epidemic in Europe...
Pregnancies in young women with vertically acquired HIV infection in EuropeClaire Thorne
AIDS 21:2552-6. 2007
Response to Kourtis et al. 'Use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnant HIV-infected women and the risk of premature delivery: a meta-analysis'Claire L Townsend
AIDS 21:1831-2. 2007
