Reducing Hematologic Toxicity With Short Course Postexposure Prophylaxis With Zidovudine for HIV-1 Exposed Infants With Low Transmission Risk.
Anti-HIV Agents
/ administration & dosage
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
/ epidemiology
Female
HIV Infections
/ prevention & control
Hematologic Diseases
/ chemically induced
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
/ prevention & control
Male
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Zidovudine
/ administration & dosage
Journal
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
ISSN: 1532-0987
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Infect Dis J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8701858
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2019
07 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
30
4
2019
medline:
23
4
2020
entrez:
30
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Using retrospectively collected data from 383 infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers receiving antiretroviral therapy, we compared transmission rates and hematologic toxicity between infants receiving 2-week (short course) versus longer duration zidovudine postexposure prophylaxis. Short course resulted in lower hematologic toxicity without evidence of increased vertical transmission risk.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31033907
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002357
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-HIV Agents
0
Zidovudine
4B9XT59T7S
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM