TY - JOUR T1 - Antiretroviral treatment of maternal HIV infection. JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - 865 LP - 868 VL - 50 IS - 6 AU - Haleh Talaie AU - Alejandro A Nava-Ocampo AU - Gideon Koren Y1 - 2004/06/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/6/865.abstract N2 - QUESTION: One of my pregnant patients tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus. Will HIV therapy put her pregnancy outcome at risk? ANSWER: The biggest risk is vertical transmission of HIV to her baby. She should be treated with combination therapy; triple therapy is required to reduce vertical transmission. Zidovudine is not teratogenic in humans, but information on other antiretroviral drugs is incomplete. ER -