The frequency of malaria is similar among women receiving either lopinavir/ritonavir or nevirapine-based antiretroviral treatment.

The frequency of malaria is similar among women receiving either lopinavir/ritonavir or nevirapine-based antiretroviral treatment.

HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) show antimalarial activity in vitro and in animals. Whether this translates into a clinical benefit in HIV-infected patients residing in malaria-endemic regions is unknown. We studied the incidence of malaria, as defined by blood smear positivity or a positive Plasmodiu...

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Main Authors: Tina S Skinner-Adams, Alice S Butterworth, Kimberly A Porter, Ronald D'Amico, Fred Sawe, Doug Shaffer, Abraham Siika, Mina C Hosseinipour, Elizabeth Stringer, Judith S Currier, Tsungai Chipato, Robert Salata, Shahin Lockman, Joseph J Eron, Steven R Meshnick, James S McCarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3317955?pdf=render

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