Clinical Study
Amniocentesis in HIV Pregnant Women: 16 Years of Experience
Table 2
Characteristics of amniocentesis.
| Characteristics of amniocentesis | Group A (/%) | Group B (/%) |
| Indication | | | Advanced maternal age | 15/75% | 5/71.4% | Increased NT | 2/10% | 1/14.3% | CMV Infection | — | 1/14.3% | Isoimmunization Rh | 1/5% | — | Maternal genetic disease (cystic fibrosis) | 1/5% | — | Malformation | 1/5% | — | GA (weeks) | | | 13–15 | — | 1/14.3% | 16–19 | 13/65% | 4/57.1% | 19–20 | 1/5% | — | ≥20 | 6/30% | 2/28.6% | Chromosomal abnormalities | | | Trisomy 21 | 1/5% | 1/14.3% | Viral load at the time of procedure | (copies/ mL) | (copies/ mL) | <50 | 11/55% | — | 50–999 | 5/25% | — | 1000–10000 | 1/5% | — | >10000 | 3/15% | — | Unknown | — | 7/100% |
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NT: nuchal translucency; GA: gestational age.
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