Protecting pregnant women from malaria in areas of high HIV infection prevalence

J Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 1;194(3):273-5. doi: 10.1086/505087. Epub 2006 Jun 20.

Authors

Steven R Meshnick¹, Victor Mwapasa, Stephen J Rogerson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7435, USA. meshnick@unc.edu

PMID: 16826473
DOI: 10.1086/505087

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MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Antimalarials / administration & dosage*
Antimalarials / adverse effects
Chemoprevention
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Combinations
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / parasitology*
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy
Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control*
Malaria, Falciparum / virology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / prevention & control*
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / virology*
Prevalence
Pyrimethamine / administration & dosage
Pyrimethamine / adverse effects
Sulfadoxine / administration & dosage
Sulfadoxine / adverse effects
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / administration & dosage
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / adverse effects

Substances

Antimalarials
Drug Combinations
fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Sulfadoxine
Pyrimethamine