Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study.

By H. Coovadia, N. Rollins, R. Bland, Kirsty E. Little, A. Coutsoudis, M. Bennish, M. Newell. The Lancet, 2007

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Breastfeeding and the risk for diarrhea morbidity and mortality (2011, background): “Though there are numerous studies suggesting that exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 mos and continued breastfeeding for the second 6 mos decrease mortality among infants born to HIV positive mothers [40,41], further research is warranted as to whether the effect sizes reported here are rele”
The human milk microbiota: origin and potential roles in health and disease. (2013, background): “In contrast, there seems to be an association between mixed breastfeeding and increased HIV transmission risk [104].”
Breast-feeding: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition (2009, neutral): “An intervention cohort study in South Africa also showed that breast-fed infants who received solids during the first 6 months were nearly 11 times more likely to acquire HIV infection than those exclusively breast-fed, and that infants who at 14 weeks of age were fed both breast milk and formula mi”