Safety of daily co-trimoxazole in pregnancy in an area of changing malaria epidemiology: a phase 3b randomized controlled clinical trial.

Antibiotic therapy during pregnancy may be beneficial and impacts positively on the reduction of adverse pregnancy outcomes. No studies have been done so far on the effects of daily Co-trimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis on birth outcomes. A phase 3b randomized trial was conducted to establish that daily...

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Main Authors: Christine Manyando, Eric M Njunju, David Mwakazanga, Gershom Chongwe, Rhoda Mkandawire, Davies Champo, Modest Mulenga, Maaike De Crop, Yves Claeys, Raffaella M Ravinetto, Chantal van Overmeir, Umberto D' Alessandro, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4022666?pdf=render