Perinatal zidovudine prophylaxis in HIV type-1-infected pregnant women with thalassaemia carriage in Thailand

• Main Authors: Nelly Briand, Sakorn Pornprasert, Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong, Fréderic Galactéros, Serge Pissara, Thanusak Tatu, Torpong Sanguansermsri, Gonzague Jourdoin, Marc Lallemant, Sophie Le Coeur
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=61849158733&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49365
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: To investigate a possible interaction between α-thalassaemia, β-thalassaemia and haemoglobin-E trait and the haematological parameters of HIV type-1 (HIV-1)-infected pregnant women receiving zidovudine prophylaxis for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in Thailand. Meth...