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Species | Athena P KourtisSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Hospitalizations for invasive pneumococcal disease among human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected children, adolescents and young adults in the United States in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy and the conjugate pneumococcal vaccineAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:561-3. 2010..7% between 1994/1995 and 2004/2005 (P = 0.03). This decrease was more pronounced among younger children...
Low absolute neutrophil counts in african infantsAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 4:73-6. 2005....- Hospitalizations of pregnant HIV-infected women in the USA prior to and during the era of HAART, 1994-2003Athena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
AIDS 20:1823-31. 2006..The literature on whether HIV infection and its complex antiretroviral treatments confer a higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes is controversial... - Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: timing and implications for preventionAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 6:726-32. 2006..We discuss the implications of this hypothesis and how it could lead to new interventions for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission... - Prevention of human immunodeficiency virus-1 transmission to the infant through breastfeeding: new developmentsAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S113-22. 2007..Passive (antibodies) and active (vaccine) immunoprophylaxis will also soon begin to be tested. This paper focuses on current and planned research on strategies to prevent breastfeeding transmission of HIV... - Use of antiretroviral therapy in pregnant HIV-infected women and the risk of premature delivery: a meta-analysisAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
AIDS 21:607-15. 2007..The use of antiretroviral agents in pregnant HIV-infected women has been reported to increase the risk of premature delivery in some studies. We performed a meta-analysis on relevant studies to address this question... - Breast milk CD4+ T cells express high levels of C chemokine receptor 5 and CXC chemokine receptor 4 and are preserved in HIV-infected mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapyAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Infect Dis 195:965-72. 2007..Little characterization of breast milk CD4(+) T lymphocytes has been done so far... - Various viral compartments in HIV-1-infected mothers contribute to in utero transmission of HIV-1Athena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 27:421-7. 2011.... - Trends in hospitalizations of HIV-infected children and adolescents in the United States: analysis of data from the 1994-2003 Nationwide Inpatient SampleAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Pediatrics 120:e236-43. 2007.... - Hospitalizations for invasive pneumococcal disease among HIV-1-infected adolescents and adults in the United States in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy and the conjugate pneumococcal vaccineAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 55:128-31. 2010..64 (95% confidence interval: 0.54 to 0.77). The decrease was observed after introduction of the PCV7... - Diabetes trends in hospitalized HIV-infected persons in the United States, 1994-2004Athena P Kourtis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Curr HIV Res 7:481-6. 2009.... - National estimates of hospital use by children with HIV infection in the United States: analysis of data from the 2000 KIDS Inpatient DatabaseAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 118:e167-73. 2006..The purpose of this research was to describe hospital use patterns of HIV-infected children in the United States... - Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: pathogenesis, mechanisms and pathwaysAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Clin Perinatol 37:721-37, vii. 2010..This article summarizes what is known about the pathogenetic mechanisms and routes of MTCT of HIV-1, and includes virologic, immunologic, genetic, and mucosal aspects of transmission... - Prevention of perinatal HIV transmission: a review of novel strategiesAthena P Kourtis
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 12:1535-44. 2003.... - Prevention of sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in adolescentsAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Curr HIV Res 4:209-219. 2006..These areas are explored and directions for future research are suggested... - Breast milk and HIV-1: vector of transmission or vehicle of protection?Athena P Kourtis
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 3:786-93. 2003.... 
Differential expression of CD26 on virus-specific CD8(+) T cells during active, latent and resolved infectionChris C Ibegbu
Emory Vaccine Center and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Immunology 126:346-53. 2009..This marker has the potential to be useful in studies of immune responses to infectious agents, and to new vaccine candidates...- Eating disorders among delivery hospitalizations: prevalence and outcomesPooja Bansil
CONRAD, Atlanta, Georgia
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1523-8. 2008.... - Recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus screening, prophylaxis, and treatment for pregnant women in the United StatesDenise J Jamieson
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S26-32. 2007..For women with HIV RNA levels of < 1000 copies/mL, a 3-part zidovudine prophylaxis regimen (prenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal) should be used alone or in combination with other antiretroviral drugs... - Influenza and pregnant women: hospitalization burden, United States, 1998-2002Shanna Cox
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:891-3. 2006..Universal vaccination of pregnant women to decrease influenza-related morbidity should be encouraged... - Complications of common gynecologic surgeries among HIV-infected women in the United StatesAna Penman-Aguilar
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 2012:610876. 2012..To compare frequencies of complications among HIV-infected and-uninfected women undergoing common gynecological surgical procedures in inpatient settings... - Maternal and infant antiretroviral regimens to prevent postnatal HIV-1 transmission: 48-week follow-up of the BAN randomised controlled trialDenise J Jamieson
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Lancet 379:2449-58. 2012..We assessed the effect of 28 weeks of maternal or infant antiretroviral prophylaxis on postnatal HIV infection at 48 weeks... - Maternal and fetal outcomes among women with depressionPooja Bansil
CONRAD, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:329-34. 2010..To compare maternal and fetal outcomes among women with and without diagnosed depression at the time of delivery... - Children with sickle cell disease and human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection: use of inpatient care services in the United StatesAthena P Kourtis
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:406-10. 2007..The purpose of this study was to describe hospital use patterns of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV) infection in the United States... - Route of delivery and neonatal birth traumaCharmaine K Moczygemba
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 202:361.e1-6. 2010.... - Trends in hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses among HIV-infected women in the USA, 1994-2004Pooja Bansil
CONRAD, Atlanta, GA, USA
AIDS Care 21:1432-8. 2009..As HIV-infected women live longer, these results highlight the need for targeted public health interventions to address mental health issues in this population... - Cesarean delivery for HIV-infected women: recommendations and controversiesDenise J Jamieson
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S96-100. 2007..However, a number of important questions remain unanswered, including whether cesarean delivery has a role among HIV-infected women with low plasma viral loads or who receive combination antiretroviral regimens... - Addition of 7 days of zidovudine plus lamivudine to peripartum single-dose nevirapine effectively reduces nevirapine resistance postpartum in HIV-infected mothers in MalawiSherry L Farr
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 54:515-23. 2010..We assessed whether 7 days of zidovudine + lamivudine postpartum with single-dose nevirapine at labor decreases nevirapine resistance in HIV-infected women in Malawi... - Hospitalizations with respiratory illness among pregnant women during influenza seasonShanna Cox
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:1315-22. 2006..Intervention efforts to decrease influenza-related respiratory morbidity among pregnant women should be encouraged. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III... - HIV-1 and breastfeeding: biology of transmission and advances in preventionMarc Bulterys
Division of HIV AIDS, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Perinatol 37:807-24, ix-x. 2010..More research is needed to determine the optimal duration of breastfeeding, optimal weaning practices, and which individual antiretroviral prophylactic regimen is best for HIV-1-infected mothers and their infants in a particular setting... - Poisoning hospitalisations among reproductive-aged women in the USA, 1998-2006Shanna Cox
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Inj Prev 17:332-7. 2011..To describe poisoning hospitalisations among reproductive-aged women from 1998 to 2006... - Expression of killer cell lectin-like receptor G1 on antigen-specific human CD8+ T lymphocytes during active, latent, and resolved infection and its relation with CD57Chris C Ibegbu
Center for AIDS Research, Immunology Core Laboratory, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
J Immunol 174:6088-94. 2005..The combination of KLRG1 and CD57 expression might thus aid in refining functional characterization of CD8(+) T cell subsets... - Hospitalizations with amphetamine abuse among pregnant womenShanna Cox
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Obstet Gynecol 111:341-7. 2008..To examine trends in pregnancy hospitalizations with a diagnosis of amphetamine or cocaine abuse and the prevalence of associated medical complications... - The missing link: documentation of recognized maternal human immunodeficiency virus infection in exposed infant birth records, 24 United States jurisdictions, 1999-2003Allan W Taylor
Epidemiology Branch, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S132-6. 2007..1-2.6). Enhanced communication between pediatric and obstetric and gynecologic providers to eliminate this missed opportunity for prevention would improve HIV infection outcomes for HIV-exposed infants and improve care for their mothers... - Prevention of perinatal HIV transmission: current status and future developments in anti-retroviral therapyAthena P Kourtis
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Drugs 62:2213-20. 2002.... - Integrating family planning and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in resource-limited settingsAnn Duerr
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lancet 366:261-3. 2005 - Use of single-dose nevirapine for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: does development of resistance matter?Michelle S McConnell
Thailand US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S56-63. 2007..Further research in the optimization of perinatal prevention regimens is needed... - Contraceptive availability during an emergency response in the United StatesSascha R Ellington
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 22:189-93. 2013.... - The Role of Co-Infections in Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIVCaroline C King
Division of Reproductive Health, NCCDPHP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS k34, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Curr HIV Res 11:10-23. 2013..Screening and treatment for co-infections that can make infants susceptible to MTCT in utero, peripartum, or postpartum can help reduce the incidence of HIV infection among infants and improve the health of mothers and infants worldwide... - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: an emerging obstetric pathogen?Denise J Jamieson
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:1532-6. 2006..Obstetricians should educate their pregnant patients about the risks of exposure to laboratory, pet, and wild rodents... - Socioeconomic disadvantage as a social determinant of teen childbearing in the U.SAna Penman-Aguilar
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Public Health Rep 128:5-22. 2013..We reviewed the literature focused on socioeconomic influences on teen childbearing and suggested directions for future research and practice related to this important indicator of teen sexual health... - SHIV-KB9 infection of rhesus monkeys does not always cause disease-contribution of host immune factors and thymic outputAthena P Kourtis
Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, Georgia 30033, USA
Virology 303:47-57. 2002..Thymic involvement may thus be a critical factor in determining disease progression... - Reconstitution of thymic function in HIV-1 patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapyPing Ye
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Clin Immunol 106:95-105. 2003..We further predict that protease inhibitors have high levels of efficacy directly suppressing viral replication within the thymus, while reverse transcriptase inhibitors have low efficacy... - The thymus during HIV disease: role in pathogenesis and in immune recoveryPing Ye
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Curr HIV Res 2:177-83. 2004..Immunologic interventions aiming at restoring thymic function in AIDS patients are also reviewed... - Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 through breast-feeding: past, present, and futureMarc Bulterys
J Infect Dis 189:2149-53. 2004 - Trends in pregnancy-related and delivery hospitalizations among HIV-infected adolescents, 1994 to 2004Pooja Bansil
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 46:514-5. 2007 - Hospitalizations of pregnant HIV-infected women in the United States in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)Pooja Bansil
CONRAD Program, Arlington, Virginia, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:159-62. 2007..HIV-infected pregnant women in the United States in the era of HAART remain at higher risk for several morbidities and adverse obstetrical outcomes than uninfected women... - Reducing the risk of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission: past successes, current progress and challenges, and future directionsMary Glenn Fowler
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, onsite Makerere University Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S3-9. 2007..The challenges to eliminate new perinatal HIV infections worldwide will depend on both sustaining and expanding PMTCT interventions and effective primary HIV prevention for women, adolescents, and young adults... - Anaerobic central nervous system infections after traumaAthena P Kourtis
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:88. 2004 - The effects of different HIV type 1 strains on human thymic functionPing Ye
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 18:1239-51. 2002..We predict that both viral and host factors play key roles in controlling thymic infection, including strain virulence and health status of the thymus... - T-lymphocyte profile and total and virus-specific immunoglobulin concentrations in the cervix of HIV-1-infected womenAlison J Quayle
Department of Immunology, Microbiology, and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 44:292-8. 2007..The mucosal lymphocyte population is the largest in the body, and the gastrointestinal compartment has been well characterized in HIV infection. Much less is known about the effects of HIV on the genital tract...