Safety of efavirenz in the first trimester of pregnancy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
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Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland; Geneva University Hospital, HIV Unit, Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland; Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch, Center for Research for Mothers and Children, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USAIssue Date
2011-11-28
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AIDS (London, England)Abstract
Evidence of the risk of birth defects with efavirenz use is limited. We updated a meta-analysis of birth defects in infants with first trimester efavirenz exposure up to July 2011. In 21 studies, there were 39 defects among live births in 1437 women receiving first trimester efavirenz [2.0%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.82-3.18]. The relative risk of defects comparing women on efavirenz-based (1290 live births) and nonefavirenz-based regimens (8122 live births) was 0.85 (95% CI 0.61-1.20). One neural tube defect was observed (myelomeningocele), giving an incidence of 0.07% (95% CI 0.002-0.39).Publisher
Lippincott Williams & WilkinsPubMed ID
21918421Additional Links
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1473-5571ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834cdb71
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