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Low Immune Activation In Early Pregnancy Is Associated With Preterm But Not Small For Gestational Age Delivery In Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy I 2

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The document describes a study titled 'Low Immune Activation in Early Pregnancy Is Associated With Preterm But Not Small-for-gestational-age Delivery in Women Infected With HIV Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy' (PIMS) conducted as a case-control study in Cape Town, South Africa. It appears as content from the National Health Laboratory Service site and cites the Clin Infect Dis article (2021) reporting findings on how early pregnancy immune activation relates to preterm delivery but not SGA among HIV-infected pregnant women starting ART. The document is a publication summary or reference entry rather than a policy or clinical guideline, and includes metadata like authors, journal citation, and posting date.

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Low Immune Activation in Early Pregnancy Is Associated With Preterm But Not Small-for-gestational-age Delivery in Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy: A Prematurity Immunology in H

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Mdletshe N, Thobakgale C, Malaba TR, Madlala H, Myer L, Muema DM, et al. Low Immune Activation in Early Pregnancy Is Associated With Preterm But Not Small-for-gestational-age Delivery in Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy: A Prematurity Immunology in HIV-infected Mothers and their Infants Study (PIMS) Case-control Study in Cape Town, South Africa . Clin Infect Dis. 2021;73(12):2205-16.

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City of Cape Town, Western Cape

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https://www.nhls.ac.za/low-immune-activation-in-early-pregnancy-is-associated-with-preterm-but-not-small-for-gestational-age-delivery-in-women-infected-with-human-immunodeficiency-virus-initiating-antiretroviral-therapy-i-2/

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  • study title
  • PIMS
  • case-control study
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • HIV-infected pregnant women
  • initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • preterm delivery
  • small-for-gestational-age (SGA)
  • Clin Infect Dis. 2021;73(12):2205-16
  • authors: Mdletshe N, Thobakgale C, Malaba TR, Madlala H, Myer L, Muema DM, et al.