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Distinct biochemical phenotypes of HIV exposed infants driven by antiviral medication

2026-02-02 toxicology Title + abstract only
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Pregnant women with HIV control viral replication with antiretrovirals and give birth to HIV-exposed uninfected infants (HEU). The children, however, exhibit increased morbidity and mortality due to severe infections, as well as cognitive and growth abnormalities. In this study, we performed high-resolution, untargeted metabolomics on 123 HIV-exposed mother-baby pairs and 117 control pairs without HIV. High concentrations of the antiretroviral efavirenz and its metabolites were detected in mater...

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