Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 354, Issue 9195, 11 December 1999, Pages 2050-2051
The Lancet

Research Letters
15-month efficacy of maternal oral zidovudine to decrease vertical transmission of HIV-1 in breastfed African children

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In a randomised, double-blind comparison of a maternal short regimen of oral zidovudine with placebo in West Africa the 15-month efficacy of zidovudine in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection was estimated at 30% (95% CI-2 to 52).

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