Effect on growth of exposure to maternal antiretroviral therapy in breastmilk versus extended infant nevirapine prophylaxis among HIV-exposed perinatally uninfected infants in the PROMISE randomized trial.

Effect on growth of exposure to maternal antiretroviral therapy in breastmilk versus extended infant nevirapine prophylaxis among HIV-exposed perinatally uninfected infants in the PROMISE randomized trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Malnutrition is highly prevalent in HIV-exposed perinatally uninfected infants (HEUs) increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality throughout the life course. We set out to compare the effect of postnatal exposure to maternal antiretroviral therapy (mART) in breastmi...

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Main Authors: Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, Camlin Tierney, Mauricio Pinilla, Kathleen George, Jim Aizire, Godwin Chipoka, Macpherson Mallewa, Megeshinee Naidoo, Teacler Nematadzira, Bangani Kusakara, Avy Violari, Tapiwa Mbengeranwa, Boniface Njau, Lee Fairlie, Gerard Theron, Mwangelwa Mubiana-Mbewe, Sandhya Khadse, Renee Browning, Mary Glenn Fowler, George K Siberry, PROMISE Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255250

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255250

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