Similar HIV protection from four weeks of zidovudine versus nevirapine prophylaxis among formula-fed infants in Botswana

Similar HIV protection from four weeks of zidovudine versus nevirapine prophylaxis among formula-fed infants in Botswana

Background: The World Health Organization HIV guidelines recommend either infant zidovudine (ZDV) or nevirapine (NVP) prophylaxis for the prevention of intrapartum motherto-child HIV transmission (MTCT) among formula-fed infants. No study has evaluated the comparative efficacy of infant prophylaxis...

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Main Authors: Kathleen M. Powis, Shahin Lockman, Gbolahan Ajibola, Michael D. Hughes, Kara Bennett, Jean Leidner, Oganne Batlang, Kerapetse Botebele, Sikhulile Moyo, Erik van Widenfelt, Joseph Makhema, Chipo Petlo, Haruna B. Jibril, Kenneth McIntosh, Max Essex, Roger L. Shapiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-03-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Subjects:
HIV-exposed infants
PMTCT
antiretroviral prophylaxis
formula-fed
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/751

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