Effects of long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation on lower genital tract infection – a double blind, randomised controlled trial in Burkina Faso

Effects of long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation on lower genital tract infection – a double blind, randomised controlled trial in Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Provision of routine iron supplements to prevent anaemia could increase the risk for lower genital tract infections as virulence of some pathogens depends on iron availability. This trial in Burkina Faso assessed whether weekly periconceptional iron supplementation increased the...

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Main Authors: Loretta Brabin, Stephen A. Roberts, Sabine Gies, Andrew Nelson, Salou Diallo, Christopher J. Stewart, Adama Kazienga, Julia Birtles, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Yves Claeys, Halidou Tinto, Umberto d’Alessandro, E. Brian Faragher, Bernard Brabin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Lower genital tract infection
Iron
Antibiotics
Adolescents
Burkina Faso
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0967-5

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