Improved Hematologic Outcomes in HIV1-Exposed Infants Receiving Nevirapine Compared With Zidovudine for Postnatal Prophylaxis in a High Resource Setting

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 May 1;41(5):420-423. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003478.

Abstract

In the ANRS French Perinatal Cohort, we compared outcomes in 830 HIV1-exposed infants who received either nevirapine (NVP) or zidovudine postnatal prophylaxis. At 1 month, anemia grade ≥2 was less frequent on NVP than zidovudine (2.9% vs. 8.0%; P = 0.01), favoring the use of NVP as a first choice prophylaxis in infants at low risk of HIV acquisition.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-HIV Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
  • Nevirapine / therapeutic use
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / drug therapy
  • Zidovudine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Zidovudine
  • Nevirapine