8 results match your criteria: "Catholic University and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS[Affiliation]"

Among 733 pregnant women with HIV followed between 2013 and 2021, only 8 (1.1%) had prior HPV vaccination. One had low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions [LSIL], and none had HPV type information.

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Purpose: To evaluate associations between CD4/CD8 ratio and pregnancy outcomes in women with HIV.

Methods: We evaluated, in a national study of pregnant women with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART), values of CD4/CD8 ratio at entry in pregnancy, changes between first and third trimester, and possible associations with preterm delivery, low birthweight, and HIV-RNA < 50 copies/ml at third trimester in univariate and multivariate analyses.

Results: Among 934 women, 536 (57.

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Weight gain during pregnancy in women with HIV receiving different antiretroviral regimens.

Antivir Ther

October 2021

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, DMSD San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Background: No published studies have evaluated in pregnant women with HIV weight gain with different antiretroviral drug classes.

Methods: Data from a national cohort study were used. We compared absolute weight gain and occurrence of excessive weight gain in women with HIV who received during pregnancy integrase inhibitors (INSTI), protease inhibitors (PI), or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI).

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Article Synopsis
  • A study assessed smoking prevalence and its effects on pregnancy outcomes in women with HIV during early pregnancy, using a multicenter observational study conducted from 2001 to 2018.
  • The overall prevalence of reported smoking was 25.6%, with a notable reduction to 19.0% between 2013 and 2018; smokers tended to be older and had a longer HIV history but lower body mass index and were less often African.
  • Findings indicated that smoking was linked to increased risks of low birthweight and fetal growth restriction, highlighting the importance of smoking cessation programs to improve maternal and neonatal health in this population.
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Pregnancy Loss in Women with HIV is not Associated with HIV Markers: Data from a National Study in Italy, 2001-2018.

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis

September 2019

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, DMSD San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Background: There is limited information on pregnancy loss in women with HIV, and it is still debated whether HIV-related markers may play a role.Objectives: To explore potential risk factors for pregnancy loss in women with HIV, with particular reference to modifiable risk factors and markers of HIV disease.

Methods: Multicenter observational study of HIV-positive pregnant women.

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