HIV-exposed-uninfected infants have increased inflammation and monocyte activation

HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) infants have increased infectious morbidity and mortality; little is known about their levels of inflammation and monocyte activation.Plasma samples obtained at birth and 6 months from 86 HEU mother-infant pairs enrolled in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development cohorts in Brazil were compared with 88 HIV-unexposed mother-infant pairs. HIV-infected mothers received antiretroviral therapy during...