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Efavirenz-based simplification after successful early lopinavir-boosted-ritonavir-based therapy in HIV-infected children in Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire: the MONOD ANRS 12206 non-inferiority randomised trial.
BMC medicine - 24 Apr 2017
Dahourou Désiré Lucien, Amorissani-Folquet Madeleine, Malateste Karen, Amani-Bosse Clarisse, Coulibaly Malik, Seguin-Devaux Carole, Toni Thomas, Ouédraogo Rasmata, Blanche Stéphane, Yonaba Caroline, Eboua François, Lepage Philippe, Avit Divine, Ouédraogo Sylvie, Van de Perre Philippe, N'Gbeche Sylvie, Kalmogho Angèle, Salamon Roger, Meda Nicolas, Timité-Konan Marguerite, Leroy Valériane
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The 2016 World Health Organization guidelines recommend all children <3 years start antiretroviral therapy (ART) on protease inhibitor-based regimens. But lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) syrup has many challenges in low-income countries, including limited availability, requires refrigeration, interactions with anti-tuberculous drugs, twice-daily dosing, poor palatability in young children, and higher cost...
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