Effect of presumptive co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on pneumococcal colonization rates, seroepidemiology and antibiotic resistance in Zambian infants: a longitudinal cohort study

Effect of presumptive co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on pneumococcal colonization rates, seroepidemiology and antibiotic resistance in Zambian infants: a longitudinal cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the microbiological consequences of WHO's recommendation for presumptive co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for infants with perinatal HIV exposure. METHODS: Using a longitudinal cohort design, we followed HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed infants trimonthly for up to 18 months per...

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Main Authors: CJ Gill, V Mwanakasale, MP Fox, R Chilengi, M Tembo, M Nsofwa, V Chalwe, L Mwananyanda, D Mukwamataba, B Malilwe, D Champo, WB Macleod, DM Thea, DH Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2008-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008001200010&lng=en&tlng=en

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