Ruth M Bland

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1 Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Lancet 2007 9.92
2 Cohort profile: Hlabisa HIV treatment and care programme. Int J Epidemiol 2010 3.72
3 Infant feeding, HIV transmission and mortality at 18 months: the need for appropriate choices by mothers and prioritization within programmes. AIDS 2008 2.96
4 Pregnancy outcomes in HIV-infected and uninfected women in rural and urban South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2007 1.97
5 The contribution of maternal HIV seroconversion during late pregnancy and breastfeeding to mother-to-child transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012 1.53
6 Cumulative exposure to cell-free HIV in breast milk, rather than feeding pattern per se, identifies postnatally infected infants. Clin Infect Dis 2011 1.53
7 Sociocultural influences on infant feeding decisions among HIV-infected women in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Matern Child Nutr 2005 1.52
8 The effect of early initiation of antiretroviral treatment in infants on pediatric AIDS mortality in South Africa: a model-based analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2012 1.15
9 Maternal HIV infection associated with small-for-gestational age infants but not preterm births: evidence from rural South Africa. Hum Reprod 2012 1.12
10 Scaling-up exclusive breastfeeding support programmes: the example of KwaZulu-Natal. PLoS One 2008 1.11
11 Exclusive breastfeeding, diarrhoeal morbidity and all-cause mortality in infants of HIV-infected and HIV uninfected mothers: an intervention cohort study in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. PLoS One 2013 1.06
12 Human resources needs for universal access to antiretroviral therapy in South Africa: a time and motion study. Hum Resour Health 2012 0.95
13 Maternal HIV disclosure to young HIV-uninfected children: an evaluation of a family-centred intervention in South Africa. AIDS 2014 0.94
14 Need for timely paediatric HIV treatment within primary health care in rural South Africa. PLoS One 2009 0.91
15 Cell-free (RNA) and cell-associated (DNA) HIV-1 and postnatal transmission through breastfeeding. PLoS One 2012 0.91
16 Short communication: CD4 counts of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infected children--implications for PMTCT and treatment programmes. Trop Med Int Health 2007 0.87
17 Maternal and child psychological outcomes of HIV disclosure to young children in rural South Africa: the Amagugu intervention. AIDS 2015 0.85
18 Drug resistance in children at virological failure in a rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, cohort. AIDS Res Ther 2014 0.85
19 Elevated concentrations of milk β2-microglobulin are associated with increased risk of breastfeeding transmission of HIV-1 (Vertical Transmission Study). J Proteome Res 2013 0.79
20 HIV status, breastfeeding modality at 5 months and postpartum maternal weight changes over 24 months in rural South Africa. Trop Med Int Health 2014 0.77
21 Body mass index, immune recovery and survival: an important but understudied relationship. AIDS 2010 0.76
22 Two commentaries on 'Impact of tuberculosis preventive therapy on tuberculosis and mortality in HIV-infected children' Evid Based Child Health 2009 0.75
23 Countdown to 2015 for maternal, newborn, and child survival. Lancet 2008 0.75
24 Preventing postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV: context matters. AIDS 2009 0.75
25 Exclusive breast-feeding--a pipe dream? S Afr Med J 2003 0.75