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  • Title: Variation in breastmilk HIV-1 viral load in left and right breasts during the first 3 months of lactation.
    Author: Willumsen JF, Newell ML, Filteau SM, Coutsoudis A, Dwarika S, York D, Tomkins AM, Coovadia HM.
    Journal: AIDS; 2001 Sep 28; 15(14):1896-8. PubMed ID: 11579259.
    Abstract:
    The mechanism and risk factors associated with mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding remain unclear; breastmilk viral load may be an important determinant of transmission. Analysis of breastmilk cell-free viral load in samples taken from each breast at 1, 6 and 14 weeks postpartum showed that HIV-1 is shed intermittently and load may differ considerably between breasts of an individual woman at any given time. Breastmilk HIV-1 load was undetectable in approximately one-third of samples.
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