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Posted On : 08 Mar 2006

For prevention of mother to infant transmission of hiv various trials are used like THAI, ACTG076 and HIVNET.But few physicians and gynacologist use combination therapy like DUOVIR {zidovidine plus lamividine OR these two plus Stavudine or Nevirapine DURING ANTENATAL period.{Of course that is justifiable}. I want to know what retroviral drug to be given to infant of hiv positive mothers when various such combinations are used?

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With all regimes in the mother it is recommended that zidovudine be continued in the infant upto 4-6 weeks and a single dose of nevirapine may also be given if required.

19 years ago

Dr ShekarReddy.G

nevirapine

19 years ago

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