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Short course nevirapine was better than zidovudine for reducing the risk of mother to child transmission of HIV-1 infection

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 Q In pregnant women with HIV-1 infection, is short course nevirapine more effective than a short zidovudine regimen for reducing the risk of mother to child transmission of HIV-1 infection?

METHODS

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randomised controlled trial.

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{concealed}.*

Embedded ImageBlinding:

{unblinded}.*

Embedded ImageFollow up period:

6–8 weeks, 14–16 weeks, and 18 months.

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{Mulago hospital in Kampala, Uganda}.

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626 women who were {⩾18 years of age (mean age 24.5 y) at >32 weeks gestation, tested HIV-1 positive, and lived near the study site. Exclusion criteria included current antiretroviral or HIV-1 immunotherapy, uncontrolled hypertension, haemoglobin concentration <75 g/l, blood creatinine concentration >1.5 mg/dl, blood alanine aminotransferase concentration >3 times the upper limit of normal, and chronic alcohol or illicit drug use.}

Embedded ImageInterventions:

Of the 313 mothers who were allocated to a 200 mg nevirapine tablet at the onset of labour, …

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Footnotes

  • * See glossary.

  • For correspondence: Dr J B Jackson, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. bjacksojhmi.edu

  • Source of funding: HIVNET; NIAID; NIH; DHHS and HPTN.

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