High rate of rubella seronegativity in perinatally-infected HIV women of childbearing age: A case-control study
2019
Abstract Rubella infection is a vaccine preventable disease. Maternal infection during pregnancy may lead to congenital infection and severe foetal malformations. Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, perinatally HIV-infected women have better prognosis and are now experiencing pregnancy. We evaluated the rate of rubella seronegativity in a cohort of HIV perinatally-infected women of childbearing age. A high rate of seronegativity was found in this group as compared to age-matched non-perinatally infected HIV-infected women (34.5% vs 6.90%, p
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