Single-dose perinatal nevirapine plus standard zidovudine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Thailand

• Main Authors: Marc Lallemant, Gonzague Jourdain, Sophie Le Coeur, Jean Yves Mary, Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong, Suporn Koetsawang, Siripon Kanshana, Kenneth McIntosh, Vallop Thaineua
• Other Authors: IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21601
• Institution: Mahidol University

BACKGROUND: Although zidovudine prophylaxis decreases the rate of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 substantially, a large number of infants still become infected. We hypothesized that the administration, in addition to zidovudine, of a single dose of oral nevirapine to m...