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Table 3 Comparison of in utero and intra-partum/postpartum transmitters and their respective matched non-transmitting controls with respect to viral load, TLC and hemoglobin levels

From: Antenatal HIV-1 RNA load and timing of mother to child transmission; a nested case-control study in a resource poor setting

Variable

In utero transmitters

N = 10

In utero matched controls

N = 10

RR (95%CI)

Intra/Postpartum Transmitters

N = 22

Intra-/postpartum Matched Controls

N = 22

RR (95% CI)

Hemoglobin

      

Mean g/dl (sd)

10.7 (0.9)

10.5 (1.3)

1.10 (0.74-1.65)

10.5 (1.5)

11.4 (1.0)

0.82 (0.71-0.94)*

TLC

      

Mean cells/ml (SD)

2133 (724)

2207 (443)

0.99 (0.98-1.00)

2153 (576)

2632 (790)

0.98 (0.97 = 0.99)*

Viral load

      

Mean log10 copies/ml

3.5 (1.2)

3.0 (0.9)

1.60 (0.70-3.79)

3.6 (1.1)

2.9 (1.0)

2.0 (1.02-3.81)*

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Virology Journal

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