K. Brattegaard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
20 Papers
473 Citations
K. Brattegaard is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Population. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 20 publications.
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Papers
Prospective Comparison of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson,Kevin M. De Cock,Ehounou R. Ekpini,Vetter Km,Toussaint S. Sibailly,K. Brattegaard,Daniel Yavo,Doorly R,J. Patrick Whitaker,Luc Kestens,Chin-Yih Ou,J. Richard George,Gayle Hd +12 more
TL;DR: The rate of perinatal transmission of HIV-2 was much lower than the rate ofPerinatal transmitted HIV-1, and this was associated with more favorable survival for infants ofAIDS-2-infected mothers, and public health guidelines should incorporate advice that perinnatal transmission of AIDS-2 is rare.
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Late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Ehounou R. Ekpini,Stefan Z. Wiktor,Glen A. Satten,Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson,Toussaint S. Sibailly,Chin-Yih Ou,John M. Karon,K. Brattegaard,J. Patrick Whitaker,E. Gnaore,Kevin M. De Cock,Alan E. Greenberg +11 more
TL;DR: Breastfed children born to mothers seropositive for HIV-1 alone or seroreactive to both HIV- 1 and HIV-2 in Abidjan are at substantial risk of late postnatal transmission of HIV, and early cessation of breastfeeding at 6 months of age should be assessed as a possible intervention to reduce postnatal Transmission of HIV.
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Clinical spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus disease in children in a West African city.
Vetter Km,Gaston Djomand,Zadi F,Diaby L,K. Brattegaard,M. A. Timite,J. Andoh,Adou Ja,De Cock Km +8 more
TL;DR: Clinical syndromes associated with HIV infection in African children are difficult to recognize without access to HIV serology and greater overlap exists between the clinical presentations of HIV-associated disease and other common health problems inAfrican children than in adults.
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Genital ulcers associated with human immunodeficiency virus-related immunosuppression in female sex workers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
P. D. Ghys,Mamadou O. Diallo,Virginie Ettiegne-Traore,K. M. Yeboue,E. Gnaore,F. Lorougnon,Kouame Kale,E. Van Dyck,K. Brattegaard,Y. M. Hoyi,J. P. Whitaker,K M De Cock,Alan E. Greenberg,Peter Piot,Marie Laga +14 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that genital ulcers are an opportunistic disease in female sex workers in Abidjan, which is independently associated with a longer duration of sex work, a lower price for intercourse, and having a positive Treponema pallidum hemagglutination test.
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Prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 mixed infections in Côte d'Ivoire.
TL;DR: The findings indicate that mixed HIV-1/HIV-2 infections are common in Côte d'Ivoire, and suggest that natural infection by one HIV type does not prevent heterologous infection.
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