Effects of maternal antenatal treatment with two doses of azithromycin added to monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the prevention of low birth weight in Burkina Faso: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Effects of maternal antenatal treatment with two doses of azithromycin added to monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the prevention of low birth weight in Burkina Faso: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Exposure during pregnancy to malaria and sexually-transmitted infections is associated with adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW). This study aimed at assessing if the adjunction of two doses of azithromycin to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the intermittent prev...

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Main Authors: Moussa Lingani, Serge H. Zango, Innocent Valéa, Sékou Samadoulougou, Georges Somé, Maïmouna Sanou, Berenger Kaboré, Toussaint Rouamba, Herman Sorgho, Marc C. Tahita, Karim Derra, Michèle Dramaix, Halidou Tinto, Philippe Donnen, Annie Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Low birth weight
Miscarriage
Stillbirth
Preterm birth
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Azithromycin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04530-5

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