Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis Associated With Reduced Anemia Hazard in HIV-Exposed Infants in a Malaria-Endemic Setting
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Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis and Risk of Severe Anemia or Severe Neutropenia in HAART-Exposed, HIV-Uninfected Infants
BACKGROUND Prophylactic cotrimoxazole is recommended for infants born to HIV-infected mothers. However, cotrimoxazole may increase the risk of severe anemia or neutropenia. METHODS We compared the proportion of HIV-exposed uninfected (HIV-EU) infants experiencing incident severe anemia (and separately, severe neutropenia) between a prospective cohort receiving prophylactic cotrimoxazole from ...
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BACKGROUND Effectiveness of cotrimoxazole (CTX) compared with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) intermittent-preventive-therapy (IPTp) for malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women is unknown. We examined effectiveness of CTX with or without SP-IPTp versus SP-IPTp at reducing malaria parasitemia and anemia. METHODS From 2005 to 2009, we conducted a cross-sectional study of HIV-infected pregnant wom...
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017