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Perinatal zidovudine prophylaxis in HIV type-1-infected pregnant women with thalassaemia carriage in Thailand.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2009
Briand Nelly, Pornprasert Sakorn, Ngo-Giang-Huong Nicole, Galactéros Fréderic, Pissard Serge, Tatu Thanusak, Sanguansermsri Torpong, Jourdain Gonzague, Lallemant Marc, Le Coeur Sophie
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BACKGROUND: To investigate a possible interaction between alpha-thalassaemia, beta-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. METHODS: The study sample was composed of HIV-1-infected pregnant women receiving zidovudine (300 mg twice daily)...
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