Low efficacy of nevirapine (HIVNET012) in preventing perinatal HIV-1 transmission in a real-life situation

Ann Quaghebeur, Lillian Mutunga, Fabian Mwanyumba, Kishor Mandaliya, Chris Verhofstede, Marleen Temmerman

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Abstract

Since 2001, the unrestricted use of HIVNET012 has been recommended for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in low-resource settings, despite the lack of validated efficacy data outside research settings. We implemented the nevirapine regimen in a real-life situation in Kenya. The perinatal HIV-1 transmission rate at 14 weeks was 18.1%, similar to the 21.7% before the intervention. These data call for further evaluation of the simple nevirapine regimen in field conditions, and underline the need for alternative strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1854-1856
Number of pages3
JournalAIDS
Volume18
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2004
Externally publishedYes

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