ACTG 076

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ACTG 076

AIDS Clinical Trial Group Study 076 AIDS A study that validated the prophylactic use of AZT in HIV-infected pregnant ♀–HIPW, orally during pregnancy, IV during labor, and subsequently to newborns ↓ by²⁄₃ HIV-positivity in infants, saving 1 in 7 infants born to HIPW; ACTG 076 is the standard of care for these ♀. See AIDS, HIV.

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No references found			The ACTG 076 clinical trials showed that mothers who received AZT treatment during the last two trimesters of pregnancy and whose babies then received AZT for six weeks after birth had an eight percent chance of transferring the HIV infection to the child, while those who were not treated had approximately a twenty-five percent chance. Mandatory HIV testing of pregnant women: public health policy ... by Nicholson, Erin / Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy Since publication of the ACTG 076 trial, several studies have confirmed and extended these initial results (14,16-30). HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis in the 21st Century by Henderson, David K. / Emerging Infectious Diseases In a study of pregnant women, ACTG 076, the estimated risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV was less than 8% in zidovudine-treated infants (antenatal, perinatal, and neonatal drug administration) versus almost 25% in the placebo group. ZIDOVUDINE (Retrovir) by Research Initiative/Treatment Action!			ACROSS acroteriasis acrotic acrotism Acrotomophilia acrotrophoneurosis acryl- acrylamide acrylate acrylic acrylic acid acrylic glue acrylic resin base acrylic resin dental cement acrylonitrile ACS ACSM ACT Act of Smoking Factor Act of Terrorism act- ACT-UP Actaea Actaea alba Actaea racemosa ACTG 076 ACTH ACTH suppression test ACTH-producing adenoma Acthar Acticoat Actifed Actigall actigraph actin actin filament actin(o)- actin- Actinea acting internship acting out actinic actinic burn actinic cancer actinic cheilitis actinic conjunctivitis actinic dermatitis actinic elastosis actinic granuloma actinic keratosis actinic ophthalmia			acted up acted up acted up acted up acted up ACTEDS ACTEF Actel Actel Logic Enhancer and Synthesizer ACTEM ACTEQ ACTER ACTER ACTER ACTER ACTERA Actes de l'Histoire de l'Immigration Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales Acteur Non Etatique ACTEW ACTEX ACTF ACTF-ERF ACTFA ACTFAST ACTFL ACTFM ACTFR ACTG ACTG ACTG 076 ACTG Symptoms Distress Module ACTGA ACTH ACTH ACTH ACTH ACTH assay ACTH assay ACTH assay ACTH cells ACTH cells ACTH cells ACTH gel ACTH gel ACTH gel ACTH response test, ACTH stimulation test ACTH response test, ACTH stimulation test ACTH response test, ACTH stimulation test ACTH secreting tumor ACTH secreting tumor ACTH secreting tumor ACTH suppression test ACTH-producing adenoma ACTH-Resistant Adrenal Insufficiency, Achalasia and Alacrima ACTH-RF ACTH-secreting adenoma ACTH-secreting adenoma ACTH-secreting adenoma ACTH-stimulation test ACTH-stimulation test

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